superpoder

Portuguese

Etymology

From super- +‎ poder. Possibly a calque.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌsu.peɾ.poˈdeʁ/ [ˌsu.peɾ.poˈdeh], /ˌsu.peɾ.puˈdeʁ/ [ˌsu.peɾ.puˈdeh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌsu.peɾ.poˈdeʁ/ [ˌsu.peɾ.poˈdeh], /ˌsu.peɾ.puˈdeʁ/ [ˌsu.peɾ.puˈdeh]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌsu.peɾ.poˈdeʁ/ [ˌsu.peɾ.poˈdeχ], /ˌsu.peɾ.puˈdeʁ/ [ˌsu.peɾ.puˈdeχ]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌsu.pɛɾ.puˈdeʁ/ [ˌsu.pɛɾ.puˈðeʁ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌsu.pɛɾ.puˈdeʁ/ [ˌsu.pɛɾ.puˈðeʁ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌsu.pɛɾ.puˈdeʁ/

• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Hyphenation: su‧per‧po‧der

Noun

superpoder m (plural superpoderes)

1. superpower (fictional extraordinary ability)

Further reading

• “superpoder”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From super- +‎ poder. Possibly a calque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsupeɾpoˈdeɾ/ [ˌsu.peɾ.poˈð̞eɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: su‧per‧po‧der

Noun

superpoder m (plural superpoderes)

1. superpower (fictional extraordinary ability)

Further reading

• “superpoder”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025