overfeed
verb
overfeed is spelled O-V-E-R-F-E-E-D: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, overfeed means “To feed a person or animal too much” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in overfeed?
| Letters | 8: O-V-E-R-F-E-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th 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 overfeed?
Overfeed appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th 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 overfeed?
- US
Overfeed 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)-Flame,_not_lame-overfeed.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of overfeed
- overfeeds present, singular, he/she/it
- overfeeding participle, present
- overfed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does overfeed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To feed a person or animal too much.
- 2
To eat more than is necessary.
- 3
To feed material (e.g. fuel into a burner) from above.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Overfeed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense too feed too much to:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | suralimenter |
| German | überernähren, überfüttern |
| Spanish | sobrealimentar |
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 overfeed come from?
From over- + feed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).