overskirt
/ˈəʊvəˌskɜːt/noun
overskirt is spelled O-V-E-R-S-K-I-R-T: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, overskirt means “A skirt worn visibly, especially over another layer, such as a petticoat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of overskirt is overskirts.
How many letters and syllables are in overskirt?
| Letters | 9: O-V-E-R-S-K-I-R-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 65 million words; the 252,559th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is overskirt?
Overskirt appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th 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 overskirt?
- /ˈəʊvəˌskɜːt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-overskirt.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of overskirt
- overskirts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does overskirt mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A skirt worn visibly, especially over another layer, such as a petticoat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does overskirt come from?
From over- + skirt.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).