Supernova

noun

The verdict

“Supernova” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #47,628. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,628
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Supernova.

Corpus desk

Index FR-supernova · Supernova · French

Supernova · rank #47,628 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,628
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH sunna

Nearest frequency peer: sunna (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Supernova »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Supernova » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Supernova
PropertyValue
HeadwordSupernova
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#47,628
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Supernova »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Supernovase place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « sunna » (#47,627), « surpuissant » (#47,629), « suk » (#47,626). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « Supernova » est au #47,628. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Supernova, anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,628 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Supernova.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Supernova, with forms such as "spuernova", "ssupernova", and "sueprnova". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Supernova, spelled S-U-P-E-R-N-O-V-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Supernova.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Supernova appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Durch eine Supernova kann, je nach Masse des Sterns ein Neutronenstern oder ein schwarzes Loch entstehen.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • spuernova
  • ssupernova
  • sueprnova
  • supenrova
  • supernnova
  • supernoav
  • supernovva
  • supernvoa
  • superonva
  • superrnova
  • suppernova
  • suprenova
  • uspernova

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Supernova - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

spuernova2ssupernova1sueprnova2supenrova2supernnova1supernoav2supernovva1supernvoa2
Edit distance from "Supernova"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Supernova"?
"Supernova" is spelled S-U-P-E-R-N-O-V-A.
What does "Supernova" mean?
As a noun, "Supernova" means: Supernova.
What are common misspellings of "Supernova"?
Common misspellings include "spuernova", "ssupernova", "sueprnova", "supenrova", "supernnova". The correct spelling is "Supernova".
What language does "Supernova" come from?
"Supernova" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Supernova", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list