Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overrepresented

/ˈoʊvɚɹˌɛpɹəzˈɛntɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables: over-rep-re-sent-ed
IPA: /ˈoʊvɚɹˌɛpɹəzˈɛntɪd/

21

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of overrepresent

adj

Represented to an excessive degree, or in excessive numbers.

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 represented English overrepresented From over- + represented.

Inflected Forms

more overrepresented (comparative) most overrepresented (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

overrepresentation

Antonyms

underrepresented

Questions

How do you pronounce overrepresented?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊvɚɹˌɛpɹəzˈɛntɪd/.
What does overrepresented mean?: simple past and past participle of overrepresent
Where does overrepresented 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 represented English overrepresented From over- + represented.

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