Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overqualified

/ˈoʊvɚkwˌɑləfˌaɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables: overqual-i-fied
IPA: /ˈoʊvɚkwˌɑləfˌaɪd/

29

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having too many qualifications to be deemed appropriate for a (usually unskilled) job.

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 qualified English overqualified From over- + qualified.

Inflected Forms

more overqualified (comparative) most overqualified (superlative)

Antonyms

underqualified

Questions

How do you pronounce overqualified?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊvɚkwˌɑləfˌaɪd/.
What does overqualified mean?: Having too many qualifications to be deemed appropriate for a (usually unskilled) job.
Where does overqualified 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 qualified English overqualified From over- + qualified.

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