overstated
/ˌəʊvəˈsteɪtɪd/adjective, verb
overstated is spelled O-V-E-R-S-T-A-T-E-D: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, overstated means “Having been overstated; exaggerated; stated, displayed, or presented too grandly or prominently” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in overstated?
| Letters | 10: O-V-E-R-S-T-A-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,549th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 overstated?
Overstated appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th 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 overstated?
- UK /ˌəʊvəˈsteɪtɪd/
Overstated has 4 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).
What rhymes with overstated?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as overstated from its last stressed vowel (/eɪtɪd/, British pronunciation):
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 overstated
- more overstated comparative
- most overstated superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does overstated mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having been overstated; exaggerated; stated, displayed, or presented too grandly or prominently.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of overstate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).