overrate
/ˌəʊvəˈɹeɪt/verb, noun
overrate is spelled O-V-E-R-R-A-T-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, overrate means “To esteem too highly; to give greater praise than due” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in overrate?
| Letters | 8: O-V-E-R-R-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 99,289th 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 overrate?
Overrate appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th 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 overrate?
- /ˌəʊvəˈɹeɪt/
Overrate 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-overrate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of overrate
- overrates present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- overrating participle, present
- overrated participle, past
- over-rate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does overrate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To esteem too highly; to give greater praise than due.
- 2
To overstate or overestimate in amount, extent, degree, etc.
noun
- 1
An excessive estimate or rate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Overrate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to esteem too highly:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | surévaluer, surestimer, surfaire, surcoter |
| German | überbewerten |
| Portuguese | sobrestimar, superestimar, supervalorizar |
| Spanish | sobrevalorar, sobreestimar |
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 overrate come from?
From over- + rate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).