overdone
o·ver·done/ˌoʊ.vɚˈdʌn/adjective, verb
overdone is spelled O-V-E-R-D-O-N-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables (o·ver·done). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,176th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, overdone means “Cooked too much” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in overdone?
| Letters | 8: O-V-E-R-D-O-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: o·ver·done |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,176th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is overdone?
Overdone appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,176th 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 overdone?
- UK /ˌəʊ.vəˈdʌn/
- US /ˌoʊ.vɚˈdʌn/
Overdone has 3 syllables, split o·ver·done in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Pvanp7-overdone.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-overdone.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-overdone.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with overdone?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as overdone from its last stressed vowel (/ʌn/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of overdone
- more overdone comparative
- most overdone superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does overdone mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Cooked too much.
- 2
Exaggerated; overwrought.
- 3
Repeated too often; hackneyed.
verb
- 1
past participle of overdo
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does overdone come from?
From Middle English overdon, from Old English oferdōn, equivalent to over- + done.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).