overcrowd
verb
overcrowd is spelled O-V-E-R-C-R-O-W-D: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, overcrowd means “To fill beyond reasonable limits, with people, animals, objects or information” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in overcrowd?
| Letters | 9: O-V-E-R-C-R-O-W-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is overcrowd?
Overcrowd appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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 overcrowd?
- US
Overcrowd 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)-Flame,_not_lame-overcrowd.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of overcrowd
- overcrowds present, singular, he/she/it
- overcrowding participle, present
- overcrowded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does overcrowd mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To fill beyond reasonable limits, with people, animals, objects or information.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Overcrowd in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to fill beyond reasonable limits:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | sobrelotar, superlotar |
| Spanish | amuchar demasiadamente |
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 overcrowd come from?
From over- + crowd.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).