overqualified
adjective
overqualified is spelled O-V-E-R-Q-U-A-L-I-F-I-E-D: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 70,702nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, overqualified means “Having too many qualifications to be deemed appropriate for a (usually unskilled) job” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in overqualified?
| Letters | 13: O-V-E-R-Q-U-A-L-I-F-I-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 70,702nd 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 overqualified?
Overqualified appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 70,702nd 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 overqualified?
Overqualified has 5 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 overqualified
- more overqualified comparative
- most overqualified superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does overqualified mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having too many qualifications to be deemed appropriate for a (usually unskilled) job.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Overqualified in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | surqualifié |
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 overqualified come from?
From over- + qualified.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).