Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overfrequent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-fre-quent
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Excessively frequent.

Example Sentences

"Those perhaps overfrequent references to one of literature’s great characters contrast with the real-life figures who appear in several scenes."

Etymology

From over- + frequent.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Inflected Forms

more overfrequent (comparative) most overfrequent (superlative)

Derived Forms

overfrequently

Questions

What does overfrequent mean?: Excessively frequent.
Where does overfrequent come from?: From over- + frequent.

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