Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overcrowded

/ˈoʊvɚkɹˌaʊdɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables: over-crowd-ed
IPA: /ˈoʊvɚkɹˌaʊdɪd/

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of overcrowd

adj

Containing too many occupants for an area of its size.

Example Sentences

"I've spent hours on overcrowded trains, and time on ones which were almost empty, because the recovery [from COVID] has been uneven."

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Inflected Forms

more overcrowded (comparative) most overcrowded (superlative)

Derived Forms

overcrowdedly overcrowdedness

Questions

How do you pronounce overcrowded?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊvɚkɹˌaʊdɪd/.
What does overcrowded mean?: simple past and past participle of overcrowd
Where does overcrowded come from?: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

How to pronounce overcrowded

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