overglaze
noun, verb
overglaze is spelled O-V-E-R-G-L-A-Z-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, overglaze means “The outer layer or coat of glaze on a piece of pottery” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of overglaze is overglazes.
How many letters and syllables are in overglaze?
| Letters | 9: O-V-E-R-G-L-A-Z-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 overglaze?
Overglaze appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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 overglaze?
- 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-overglaze.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of overglaze
- overglazes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- overglazing participle, present
- overglazed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does overglaze mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The outer layer or coat of glaze on a piece of pottery
- 2
A decoration, usually enamel, applied over a glaze.
verb
- 1
To apply overglaze to.
- 2
To glaze excessively.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does overglaze come from?
From over- + glaze.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).