superbus
The verdict
“superbus” is uncommon French (frequency #89,214 among 6,032 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,214
- frequency rank, French
- 6,032
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fier, insolent, superbe, magnifique.
Corpus desk
Index FR-superbus · superbus · French
superbus · rank #89,214 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #89,214
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,032
- PHOTO-FINISH supplétif
Nearest frequency peer: supplétif (+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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « superbus »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- sucker
sucker
10,790 corpus weight
- suffragants
suffragants
10,789 corpus weight
- superbus
superbus
10,787 corpus weight
- supplétif
supplétif
10,786 corpus weight
- surimi
surimi
10,785 corpus weight
- surrénale
surrénale
10,784 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « superbus » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | superbus |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #89,214 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « superbus » en français
Rare enough to double-check
superbus is uncommon French at frequency #89,214 among 6,032 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fier, insolent, superbe, magnifique.".
superbus has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is superbus, spelled S-U-P-E-R-B-U-S.
Definition
- 1Fier, insolent, superbe, magnifique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how superbus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
superbus origine.
Antonyms
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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