overset
over·set/ˌoʊvəɹˈsɛt/verb, adjective, noun
overset is spelled O-V-E-R-S-E-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables (over·set). It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, overset means “To knock over or overturn (someone or something); to capsize, to upset” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in overset?
| Letters | 7: O-V-E-R-S-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: over·set |
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is overset?
Overset appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th 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 overset?
- UK /ˌəʊvəˈsɛt/
- US /ˌoʊvəɹˈsɛt/
As a noun (“Copy or type set in excess of a given space; (countable) an…”): /ˌəʊvəˈsɛt/, /ˌoʊvəɹˈsɛt/, /ˈəʊvəsɛt/.
Overset has 2 syllables, split over·set in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-overset.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with overset?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as overset from its last stressed vowel (/ɛt/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of overset
- oversets present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- oversetting participle, present
- over-set
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does overset mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To knock over or overturn (someone or something); to capsize, to upset.
- 2
To physically or mentally disturb (someone); to upset; specifically, to make (someone) ill, especially nauseous; to nauseate, to sicken.
- 3
To throw (something, such as an organization, a plan, etc.) into confusion or out of order; to subvert, to unsettle, to upset.
- 4
rareTo translate (a text).
- 5
To set (copy or type) in excess of a given space.
- 6
ScotlandTo recover from (an illness).
- 7
obsoleteTo cover (the surface of something) with objects.
- 8
obsoleteTo oppress or overwhelm (someone, their thoughts, etc.); to beset; also, to overpower or overthrow (someone, an army, a people, etc.) by force; to defeat, to overwhelm.
adjective
- 1
Capsized, overturned, upset.
- 2
Of copy or type: set in excess of a given space.
noun
- 1
Copy or type set in excess of a given space; (countable) an instance of this.
- 2
obsoleteAn act of knocking over or overturning; a capsize or capsizing, an overturning, an upset.
- 3
obsoleterareAn excess, a surplus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).