Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overspill

/ˈoʊvɚˌspɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables: over-spill
IPA: /ˈoʊvɚˌspɪl/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

That which spills over.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To spill over, to overflow, to spill out of.

Example Sentences

"New towns were constructed to accommodate overspill from established cities."
"It is known that means of using this end of the former NLR and Broad Street station to take an overspill of traffic from Liverpool Street have been under backroom study for some time."
"Further, Coventry's prosperity and rapid growth was threatening that it as well as Birmingham would require to overspill its boundaries."
"Calandra added more, until the oil threatened to overspill her palm."

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 spill English overspill From over- + spill.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈoʊvɚˌspɪl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

overspills (plural) overspills (present, singular) overspilling (participle, present) overspilled (participle, past) overspilled (past) overspilt (participle, past) overspilt (past)

Phrases

overspill estate

Synonyms

overflow runoff

Questions

How do you pronounce overspill?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊvɚˌspɪl/.
What does overspill mean?: That which spills over.
Where does overspill 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 spill English overspill From over- + spill.

How to pronounce overspill

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “overspill”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈoʊvɚˌspɪl/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “overspill”.
Repeat and practice — Say “overspill” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.