overjoyed
/ˌoʊvɚˈd͡ʒɔɪd/adjective, verb
overjoyed is spelled O-V-E-R-J-O-Y-E-D: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,017th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, overjoyed means “Very happy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in overjoyed?
| Letters | 9: O-V-E-R-J-O-Y-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,017th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is overjoyed?
Overjoyed appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,017th 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 overjoyed?
- US /ˌoʊvɚˈd͡ʒɔɪd/
- UK /ˌəʊvəˈd͡ʒɔɪd/
Overjoyed 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)-Vealhurl-overjoyed.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with overjoyed?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as overjoyed from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɪd/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of overjoyed
- more overjoyed comparative
- most overjoyed superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does overjoyed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Very happy.
Fans were overjoyed at / by the sight of their team handing the visitors such a decisive defeat.
- 2
obsoleteOverly happy.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of overjoy
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Overjoyed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense very happy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ravi, enchanté, exubérant |
| German | überglücklich, hocherfreut |
| Portuguese | exultante, exuberante, encantado |
| Spanish | exultante, exuberante, encantado, eufórico, muy feliz |
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.