superior
[supeˈɾjoɾ]
The verdict
“superior” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #815. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #815
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,169
- “S” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grado comparativo irregular de alto.
Corpus desk
Index ES-superior · superior · Spanish
superior · rank #815 · 11 variants · 4 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #815
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,169
- PHOTO-FINISH serio
Nearest frequency peer: serio (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “superior”
Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino
- queremos
queremos
99,189 corpus weight
- sector
sector
99,188 corpus weight
- serio
serio
99,187 corpus weight
- superior
superior
99,186 corpus weight
- supuesto
supuesto
99,185 corpus weight
- boca
boca
99,184 corpus weight
What this shows “superior” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | superior |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [supeˈɾjoɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #815 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “superior”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around superior (IPA [supeˈɾjoɾ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #815 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for superior, with forms such as "spuerior", "ssuperior", and "sueprior". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, 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.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is superior, spelled S-U-P-E-R-I-O-R.
Definition
- 1Grado comparativo irregular de alto.
- 2Muy bueno, excelente.
- 3Persona de elevadas cualidades morales.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how superior appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La parte superior de la montaña está cubierta de nieve.
Aceite de oliva superior.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- spuerior
- ssuperior
- sueprior
- supeiror
- superiorr
- superiro
- superoir
- superrior
- supperior
- supreior
- usperior
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of superior - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "superior", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).