Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overwriting

/ˌoʊvɚɹˈaɪtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables
over-writ-ing
IPA
/ˌoʊvɚɹˈaɪtɪŋ/
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of overwrite

noun

Something written over something else.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

overwritings (plural)

Rhymes With

writing fighting exciting lighting citing inviting biting uniting sighting inciting rewriting underwriting

Questions

How do you pronounce overwriting?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoʊvɚɹˈaɪtɪŋ/.
What does overwriting mean?
present participle and gerund of overwrite

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