overdraft
/ˈoʊvɚdɹæft/noun, verb
overdraft is spelled O-V-E-R-D-R-A-F-T: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, overdraft means “The act of overdrawing a bank account” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of overdraft is overdrafts.
How many letters and syllables are in overdraft?
| Letters | 9: O-V-E-R-D-R-A-F-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,320th 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 overdraft?
Overdraft appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th 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 overdraft?
- UK /ˈəʊvədɹɑːft/
- US /ˈoʊvɚdɹæft/
Overdraft 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)-Vealhurl-overdraft.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of overdraft
- overdrafts plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- overdraught
- overdrafting participle, present
- overdrafted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does overdraft mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of overdrawing a bank account.
- 2
The amount overdrawn.
I have an overdraft of £1234.
- 3
The maximum amount that may be overdrawn.
The bank have given me an overdraft of $2000.
- 4
The extraction of groundwater from an aquifer beyond the safe yield or equilibrium yield.
- 5
A series of flues in a furnace; the current of air forced through them.
verb
- 1
To extract groundwater from (an aquifer) beyond the safe yield or equilibrium yield.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate overdraft?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of overdraft: OD.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Overdraft in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | découvert |
| German | Überziehung , Dispositionskredit, Überziehungskredit , Dispositionsrahmen, Überziehungsgrenze |
| Portuguese | saque a descoberto |
| Spanish | sobregiro |
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 overdraft come from?
From over- + draft.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).