overcommit
verb, noun
overcommit is spelled O-V-E-R-C-O-M-M-I-T: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, overcommit means “To make excessive commitments, either beyond one's ability or beyond what is reasonable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in overcommit?
| Letters | 10: O-V-E-R-C-O-M-M-I-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th 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 overcommit?
Overcommit appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th 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 overcommit
- overcommits present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- overcommitting participle, present
- overcommitted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does overcommit mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To make excessive commitments, either beyond one's ability or beyond what is reasonable
Don't overcommit yourself this month.
noun
- 1
Allocation of more resources than are actually available.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does overcommit come from?
From over- + commit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).