overbudget
adjective, verb
overbudget is spelled O-V-E-R-B-U-D-G-E-T: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, overbudget means “Costing more than budgeted” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in overbudget?
| Letters | 10: O-V-E-R-B-U-D-G-E-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd 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 overbudget?
Overbudget appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd 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).
Forms of overbudget
- more overbudget comparative
- most overbudget superlative
- overbudgets present, singular, he/she/it
- overbudgeting participle, present
- overbudgeted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does overbudget mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Costing more than budgeted
verb
- 1
To budget a greater amount that is needed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does overbudget come from?
From over- + budget.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).