makeover
/ˈmeɪkˌoʊvɚ/noun
makeover is spelled M-A-K-E-O-V-E-R: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, makeover means “A major change in the use of something, or in the appearance of something or someone; a radical transformation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of makeover is makeovers.
How many letters and syllables are in makeover?
| Letters | 8: M-A-K-E-O-V-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.0 times per million words; the 15,613th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is makeover?
Makeover appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,613th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce makeover?
- US /ˈmeɪkˌoʊvɚ/
Makeover has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-makeover.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with makeover
Also written: make-over (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with makeover?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as makeover (/eɪkoʊvəɹ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: overmake.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of makeover
- makeovers plural
- make-over
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does makeover mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A major change in the use of something, or in the appearance of something or someone; a radical transformation.
This room is a mess; it needs a makeover.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Makeover in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a major change in use or appearance:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | relooking |
| German | Umgestaltung, Überarbeitung, Renovierung, Neugestaltung, Aufarbeitung, Instandsetzung |
| Portuguese | reforma, renovação |
| Spanish | renovación, cambio de imagen |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.