overeat
/ˌoʊvɚˈit/
"overeat" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“overeat” is uncommon English (frequency #66,909 among 1,431 “O” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,909
- frequency rank, English
- 1,431
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To eat too much.
Corpus desk
Index EN-overeat · overeat · English
overeat · rank #66,909 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,909
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,431
- PHOTO-FINISH otolaryngology
Nearest frequency peer: otolaryngology (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “overeat”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Ostia
Ostia
33,096 corpus weight
- otolaryngol…
otolaryngology
33,093 corpus weight
- overeat
overeat
33,092 corpus weight
- overrode
overrode
33,091 corpus weight
- paisa
paisa
33,089 corpus weight
- palaeontolo…
palaeontology
33,088 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “overeat” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | overeat |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˌoʊvɚˈit/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #66,909 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “overeat” in English
Rare enough to double-check
overeat is uncommon English at frequency #66,909 among 1,431 “O” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˌoʊvɚˈit/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for overeat in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From over- + eat. The correct English form is overeat, spelled O-V-E-R-E-A-T.
Definition
- 1To eat too much.
- 2To eat too much of.
- 3To surfeit with eating.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how overeat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Overeat meat and you will not be flipping the genetic switches to grow a new body; instead, you will be opting for an early death even as you tone and strengthen your muscles.
Mr. Nollekens, when he dined out of late years, always over-ate himself, particularly with the pastry and dessert.
Etymology
From over- + eat.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).