overthink
verb
overthink is spelled O-V-E-R-T-H-I-N-K: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, overthink means “To think or analyze too much” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in overthink?
| Letters | 9: O-V-E-R-T-H-I-N-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,660th 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 overthink?
Overthink appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th 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 overthink?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-overthink.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of overthink
- overthinks present, singular, he/she/it
- overthinking participle, present
- overthought participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does overthink mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To think or analyze too much.
Don't overthink the problem. It's not that difficult.
- 2
rareTo think too highly (of); overestimate
- 3
archaicTo think about; think over
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Overthink in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | surpenser, surréfléchir |
| German | zerdenken , abwägen, überdenken, überlegen |
| Spanish | pensar(lo) demasiado / demasiadamente, pensar(lo) de más, pensar(se / lo) / pensárselo dos veces |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does overthink come from?
From over- + think.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).