overdub
verb, noun
overdub is spelled O-V-E-R-D-U-B: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, overdub means “To record a part along with an already recorded part or parts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in overdub?
| Letters | 7: O-V-E-R-D-U-B |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th 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 overdub?
Overdub appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th 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 overdub?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-overdub.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of overdub
- overdubs present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- overdubbing participle, present
- overdubbed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does overdub mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To record a part along with an already recorded part or parts.
The rhythm guitar part is live, but the solo was overdubbed.
noun
- 1
An overdubbed part.
The rhythm guitar part is live, but the solo is an overdub.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does overdub come from?
From over- + dub (in the sense derived from double).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).