o'er
/ˈoʊ.ɚ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.19 in modern English
3
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "We see him now — the old slouched hat cocked o’er his eye askew, The shrewd, dry smile, the speech so pat, so calm, so blunt, so true."
- "Bowring's best known hymn still finds a place in modern hymnaries but the second line might sound unfortunate—and undeserved—if sung now at a B.T.C. service: "Towering o'er the wrecks of time.""
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɔɹ/
- British English: /ɔː/