overbid
/ˌəʊvəˈbɪd/verb, noun
overbid is spelled O-V-E-R-B-I-D: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, overbid means “To make an excessively high offer to pay or accept a price” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in overbid?
| Letters | 7: O-V-E-R-B-I-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th 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 overbid?
Overbid appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th 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 overbid?
- /ˌəʊvəˈbɪd/
- /ˌoʊvɚˈbɪd/
As a noun (“An excessively high offer to pay or accept a price”): /ˈəʊvəˌbɪd/, /ˈoʊvɚˌbɪd/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-overbid_(verb).wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-overbid_(noun).wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of overbid
- overbids present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- overbidding participle, present
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does overbid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To make an excessively high offer to pay or accept a price.
- 2
To outbid.
- 3
To announce a goal, before starting play, that exceeds the goal actually achieved.
- 4
simple past and past participle of overbide
noun
- 1
An excessively high offer to pay or accept a price.
- 2
The announcement of a goal, before starting play, that exceeds the goal actually achieved.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does overbid come from?
From over- + bid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).