overachieve
verb
overachieve is spelled O-V-E-R-A-C-H-I-E-V-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, overachieve means “To achieve more or at a higher level of quality than was expected” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in overachieve?
| Letters | 11: O-V-E-R-A-C-H-I-E-V-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is overachieve?
Overachieve appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th 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 overachieve?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-overachieve.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of overachieve
- overachieves present, singular, he/she/it
- overachieving participle, present
- overachieved participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does overachieve mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To achieve more or at a higher level of quality than was expected.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Overachieve in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to achieve more or at a higher level of quality than was expected:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | sobrelograr |
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.
Where does overachieve come from?
From over- + achieve.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).