Syllables    Rhymes    Quiz

overcoat

How many syllables in overcoat?

  3 syllables

Divide overcoat into syllables:   o-ver-coat
Primary syllable stress:   o-ver-coat
Secondary syllable stress:   o-ver-coat
How to say overcoat:

Cite This Source

Bibliography Citations
MLA   |    APA   |   Chicago Manual Style
"overcoat." HowManySyllables.com. How Many Syllables, n.d. Web. 15 November 2026.

Learn a New Word

Wondering why overcoat is 3 syllables?   Contact Us!   We'll explain.

Syllable Rules

1.  What is a syllable?
2.  How to count syllables.
3.  How to divide into syllables.

More Grammar
Trending Words
A or An Quiz
An honest
or A honest?
Take the A vs. An Quiz

Syllables    Rhymes    Quiz

What rhymes with overcoat

3 syllables
4 syllables
Teachers
You can win $250 for your students.

Prize awarded to a teacher each month.
$Read the contest rules and apply
Fun Fact
Bookkeeper has three
double letters:  oo, kk, ee
!Get more facts
Grammar
Learn when to use
A vs. An
?
Do You Know
What word means
"fear of long words"
and has 15 syllables?
Learn Here

Parents, Teachers, StudentsDo you have a grammar question?
Need help finding a syllable count?
Want to say thank you?

Contact Us!