overeager
adjective
overeager is spelled O-V-E-R-E-A-G-E-R: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, overeager means “Excessively eager” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in overeager?
| Letters | 9: O-V-E-R-E-A-G-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd 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 overeager?
Overeager appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd 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 overeager?
- US
Overeager has 4 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: En-us-overeager.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of overeager
- more overeager comparative
- most overeager superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does overeager mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Excessively eager.
He got a bad haircut from an overeager fellow who had just begun his career as a barber.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does overeager come from?
From over- + eager.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).