Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overcorrect

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables
over-cor-rect
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To correct too sharply or too much

Example Sentences

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 correct English overcorrect From over- + correct.

Inflected Forms

overcorrects (present, singular) overcorrecting (participle, present) overcorrected (participle, past) overcorrected (past)

Derived Forms

overcorrection

Frequently Paired Words

hypercorrect

Questions

What does overcorrect mean?
To correct too sharply or too much
Where does overcorrect 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 correct English overcorrect From over- + correct.

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