overman
noun, verb
overman is spelled O-V-E-R-M-A-N: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, overman means “A person who supervises others; a supervisor, especially in a mine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of overman is overmen.
How many letters and syllables are in overman?
| Letters | 7: O-V-E-R-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 87,317th 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 overman?
Overman appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th 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 overman?
Overman 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).
Forms of overman
- overmen plural
- overmans present, singular, he/she/it
- overmanning participle, present
- overmanned participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does overman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who supervises others; a supervisor, especially in a mine.
- 2
A man with great powers; a superman.
verb
- 1
To provide with too many personnel; overstaff.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does overman come from?
From Middle English overman (“a superior; leader; master”). Compare superman. By surface analysis, over- + man.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).