overline
noun, verb, adjective
overline is spelled O-V-E-R-L-I-N-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, overline means “Synonym of overbar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of overline is overlines.
How many letters and syllables are in overline?
| Letters | 8: O-V-E-R-L-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd 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 overline?
Overline appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd 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 overline
- overlines plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- overlining participle, present
- overlined participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does overline mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Synonym of overbar.
verb
- 1
Synonym of overbar.
adjective
- 1
Passing over a railway line.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does overline come from?
From over- + line, by analogy with underline.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).