overprint
/ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌpɹɪnt/
"overprint" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“overprint” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The addition of new text on a previously printed stamp, usually to add a surcharge or change the face value.
Corpus desk
Index EN-overprint · overprint · English
overprint · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | overprint |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌpɹɪnt/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “overprint” in English
Rare enough to double-check
overprint is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌpɹɪnt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for overprint in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From over- + print. The correct English form is overprint, spelled O-V-E-R-P-R-I-N-T.
Definition
- 1The addition of new text on a previously printed stamp, usually to add a surcharge or change the face value.
- 2The set of petrological, structural, and/or mineralogical characteristics superimposed onto rock by the action of geological processes over deep time, by analogy with the original sense of the word.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how overprint appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Although we do not exclude that some of the observed Moodies laminae were originally microbial mats, the mineral assemblage of the studied anastomosing and wavy laminae (i.e., mainly sericite associated with Ti oxide and rare carbonaceous material) shows a substantial metamorphic overprint, implying that similar laminae cannot be unambiguously associated…
This is the first report from the Alps of eclogite-facies rocks of supposed Alpine age showing a granulite-facies metamorphic overprint, which is, in contrast, well documented in the Variscan belt.
Etymology
From over- + print.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.