hungover
hung·over/hʌŋˈoʊvɚ/adjective
hungover is spelled H-U-N-G-O-V-E-R: 8 letters and 2 syllables (hung·over). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, hungover means “Suffering from a hangover” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hungover?
| Letters | 8: H-U-N-G-O-V-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: hung·over |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,789th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is hungover?
Hungover appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce hungover?
- UK /ˈhʌŋˌəʊ.və(ɹ)/
- UK /hʌŋˈəʊ.və(ɹ)/
- US /hʌŋˈoʊvɚ/
Hungover has 2 syllables, split hung·over in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hungover.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hungover2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with hungover
Also written: hung-over (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with hungover?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as hungover from its last stressed vowel (/oʊvəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: overhung.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of hungover
- more hungover comparative
- most hungover superlative
- hung over
- hung-over
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hungover mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Suffering from a hangover.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hungover in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense suffering from a hangover:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ayant la gueule de bois, ayant mal aux cheveux |
| German | verkatert |
| Spanish | resacoso, crudo, enratonado |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.