superior

/[supeˈɾjoɾ]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#815

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

superior is anSpanishadj. It means: Grado comparativo irregular de alto. Pronounced [supeˈɾjoɾ]. It ranks #815 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with superiores and supervisor.

Key facts for superior
PropertyValue
Headwordsuperior
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[supeˈɾjoɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#815
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of superior in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for superior is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [supeˈɾjoɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #815 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for superior, with forms such as "spuerior", "ssuperior", and "sueprior". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "superiores", "supervisor", "superar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is superior, spelled S-U-P-E-R-I-O-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grado comparativo irregular de alto.
  2. 2
    Muy bueno, excelente.
  3. 3
    Persona de elevadas cualidades morales.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: spuerior,ssuperior,sueprior,supeiror,superiorr,superiro,superoir,superrior,supperior,supreior,usperior

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for superior

Misspelling Variants of "superior"

spuerior8ssuperior9sueprior8supeiror8superiorr9superiro8superoir8superrior9
Misspelling Variants of "superior"

Frequency rank: #815 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "superior"?
"superior" is spelled S-U-P-E-R-I-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [supeˈɾjoɾ].
What does "superior" mean?
As an adj, "superior" means: Grado comparativo irregular de alto.
What words are commonly confused with "superior"?
"superior" is commonly confused with "superiores", "supervisor", "superar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "superior"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "superior" is [supeˈɾjoɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "superior" come from?
"superior" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.