Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overbuilt

/ˈoʊvɚbˈɪlt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables
over-built
IPA
/ˈoʊvɚbˈɪlt/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of overbuild

adj

Having had excessive construction (building) carried out, as:

adj

Having had excessive construction (building) carried out, as:

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more overbuilt (comparative) most overbuilt (superlative)

Phrases

built like a brick shithouse

Frequently Paired Words

built like a brick shithouse overengineered

Rhymes With

built guilt tilt rebuilt quilt wilt gilt silt spilt hilt kilt milt

Questions

How do you pronounce overbuilt?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊvɚbˈɪlt/.
What does overbuilt mean?
simple past and past participle of overbuild

How to pronounce overbuilt

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