overreckoning

Questions about overreckoning

What does overreckoning mean?

overreckoning means "a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high".

How many syllables are in overreckoning?

overreckoning has 5 syllables and divides as o-ver-rec-ko-ning under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for overreckoning?

Close synonyms include overestimate, overestimation, overrating. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is overreckoning a common word?

overreckoning is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.