interloping
noun, verb
interloping is spelled I-N-T-E-R-L-O-P-I-N-G: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, interloping means “An act of intrusion or encroachment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of interloping is interlopings.
How many letters and syllables are in interloping?
| Letters | 11: I-N-T-E-R-L-O-P-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is interloping?
Interloping appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th 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 interloping?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-interloping.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of interloping
- interlopings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does interloping mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An act of intrusion or encroachment.
There was an interloping on my property.
- 2
Illegal Indian trade within the area over which the Hudson's Bay Company held a trade monopoly.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of interlope
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does interloping come from?
Noun form of the word interloper (see that etymology for more), + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).