larger than life vs super-

larger than life

adj
  • Of greater size or magnitude than is naturally or normally the case. 

  • Usually of a person: very imposing, renowned, or impressively influential. 

super-

prefix
  • supersymmetry 

  • intensely, extremely, or exceptional 

  • superhero 

  • above, over, or upon 

  • inclusive 

  • superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title, or position 

How often have the words larger than life and super- occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )