oversupply
/əʊvəsəˈplʌɪ/verb, noun
oversupply is spelled O-V-E-R-S-U-P-P-L-Y: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, oversupply means “To supply more than is needed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in oversupply?
| Letters | 10: O-V-E-R-S-U-P-P-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 57,423rd 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 oversupply?
Oversupply appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd 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 oversupply?
- UK /əʊvəsəˈplʌɪ/
Oversupply 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 oversupply?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as oversupply from its last stressed vowel (/ʌɪ/, 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 oversupply
- oversupplies present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- oversupplying participle, present
- oversupplied participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does oversupply mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To supply more than is needed.
noun
- 1
An excessive supply.
Near-synonym: overstock
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does oversupply come from?
From over- + supply.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).