overstuffed
over·stuffed/ˈoʊvɚstʌft/adjective, verb
overstuffed is spelled O-V-E-R-S-T-U-F-F-E-D: 11 letters and 2 syllables (over·stuffed). It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, overstuffed means “Filled beyond capacity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in overstuffed?
| Letters | 11: O-V-E-R-S-T-U-F-F-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: over·stuffed |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 67,454th 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 overstuffed?
Overstuffed appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th 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 overstuffed?
- UK /ˈəʊvəstʌft/
- US /ˈoʊvɚstʌft/
Overstuffed has 2 syllables, split over·stuffed in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-overstuffed.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of overstuffed
- more overstuffed comparative
- most overstuffed superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does overstuffed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Filled beyond capacity.
- 2
Of a piece of upholstered furniture, such as a chair or sofa: Covered completely and deeply with upholstery or overstuffing.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of overstuff.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does overstuffed come from?
] From over- + stuffed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).