overprice
verb
overprice is spelled O-V-E-R-P-R-I-C-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, overprice means “to give a commodity an excessive price” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in overprice?
| Letters | 9: O-V-E-R-P-R-I-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th 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 overprice?
Overprice appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th 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 overprice?
Overprice 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 overprice
- overprices present, singular, he/she/it
- overpricing participle, present
- overpriced participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does overprice mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
to give a commodity an excessive price
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Overprice in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to give a commodity an excessive price:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | überteuern |
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 overprice come from?
From over- + price.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).