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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overreckon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-reck-on
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To reckon too highly.

verb

To overestimate

Etymology

From over- + reckon.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

overreckons (present, singular) overreckoning (participle, present) overreckoned (participle, past) overreckoned (past)

Synonyms

overapproximate overstate overestimate overhold overrate overreckon overthink

Antonyms

understate misunderestimate sell short underapproximate underestimate underguess underjudge underrate underreckon

Questions

What does overreckon mean?
To reckon too highly.
Where does overreckon come from?
From over- + reckon.

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