supernova

noun

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The verdict

“supernova” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #34,055. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,055
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - explosão de uma estrela de massa elevada

Corpus desk

Index PT-supernova · supernova · Portuguese

supernova · rank #34,055 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,055
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH Suriname

Nearest frequency peer: Suriname (+2 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 rank junto ao íman ortográfico “supernova”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “supernova” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for supernova
PropertyValue
Headwordsupernova
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#34,055
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “supernova”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).supernovacai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “Suriname” (#34,057), “submerso” (#34,052), “suscitar” (#34,058). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “supernova” fica em #34,055. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around supernova, anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,055 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "explosão de uma estrela de massa elevada".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for supernova, with forms such as "spuernova", "ssupernova", and "sueprnova". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is supernova, spelled S-U-P-E-R-N-O-V-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    explosão de uma estrela de massa elevada

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. O surgimento da famosa supernova da constelação de Touro foi visto em 1054 por astrônomos chineses.

This word in other languages

Supernova(Deutsch)

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 Portuguese 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: explosão de uma estrela de massa elevada
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 Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

telepatia#34,066siciliano#34,039ricamente#34,022reflexivo#34,011

Similar misspelling depth

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

provérbio13 variantspartitura13 variantsmotivador13 variantsinterseção13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list