Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overpronation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-prona-tion
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of pronating excessively.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English pronation English overpronation From over- + pronation.

Questions

What does overpronation mean?
The act of pronating excessively.
Where does overpronation come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English pronation English overpronation From over- + pronation.

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