overjet
noun
overjet is spelled O-V-E-R-J-E-T: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, overjet means “The extent of horizontal overlap of the maxillary central incisors over the mandibular central incisors” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of overjet is overjets.
How many letters and syllables are in overjet?
| Letters | 7: O-V-E-R-J-E-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 93 million words; the 309,272nd 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 overjet?
Overjet appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd 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).
Forms of overjet
- overjets plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does overjet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The extent of horizontal overlap of the maxillary central incisors over the mandibular central incisors.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Overjet in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the extent of horizontal overlap of the maxillary central incisors:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | sobressaliência |
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 overjet come from?
From over- + jet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).