Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overprotected

/ˌoʊvɚpɹətˈɛktɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables
over-pro-tect-ed
IPA
/ˌoʊvɚpɹətˈɛktɪd/
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
8
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How do you pronounce overprotected?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoʊvɚpɹətˈɛktɪd/.
What does overprotected mean?
simple past and past participle of overprotect

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