overspill
/ˈoʊvɚˌspɪl/noun, verb
overspill is spelled O-V-E-R-S-P-I-L-L: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, overspill means “That which spills over” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of overspill is overspills.
How many letters and syllables are in overspill?
| Letters | 9: O-V-E-R-S-P-I-L-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 overspill?
Overspill appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd 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 overspill?
- US /ˈoʊvɚˌspɪl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with overspill?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as overspill (/oʊvəɹspɪl/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: spillover.
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 overspill
- overspills plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- overspilling participle, present
- overspilled participle, past
- overspilt participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does overspill mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
That which spills over.
New towns were constructed to accommodate overspill from established cities.
verb
- 1
To spill over, to overflow, to spill out of.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does overspill come from?
From over- + spill.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).