Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

too much

/tu ˈmʌtʃ/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.67 in modern English

Syllables: too -much
IPA: /tu ˈmʌtʃ/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

To a greater extent than is wanted or required; excessively.

adv

To a sufficiently strong degree to prevent some other action from happening.

det

More (of something) than is desirable or required.

det

Much; even a moderate amount of.

adj

Amusing; entertaining.

Informal

pron

A quantity which is excessive to the point of being inappropriate, harmful, or overwhelming.

pron

Something that is absurdly funny or inappropriate.

intj

An expression of satisfaction.

Example Sentences

"You talk (much/far/rather) too much."
"I was too much affected by their criticisms."
"Nothing too much out of the ordinary."
"I'm not leaving now ... I'm enjoying myself too much!"
"You ate too much cake at the party, and that's why you feel sick."
"There's far too much attention being paid to it."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

too much ! (canonical)

Phrases

too much information too-muchness too much of a good thing too many

Frequently Paired Words

too many

Synonyms

overmuch

Questions

How do you pronounce too much?: The recorded pronunciation is /tu ˈmʌtʃ/.
What does too much mean?: To a greater extent than is wanted or required; excessively.

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