overdriven
adjective
overdriven is spelled O-V-E-R-D-R-I-V-E-N: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, overdriven means “Driven too hard, or beyond normal limits; exhausted” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in overdriven?
| Letters | 10: O-V-E-R-D-R-I-V-E-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th 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 overdriven?
Overdriven appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th 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 overdriven
- more overdriven comparative
- most overdriven superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does overdriven mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Driven too hard, or beyond normal limits; exhausted.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does overdriven come from?
From over- + driven.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).