overcautious
adjective
overcautious is spelled O-V-E-R-C-A-U-T-I-O-U-S: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, overcautious means “Excessively cautious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in overcautious?
| Letters | 12: O-V-E-R-C-A-U-T-I-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd 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 overcautious?
Overcautious appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd 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).
Forms of overcautious
- more overcautious comparative
- most overcautious superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does overcautious mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Excessively cautious.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Overcautious in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense excessively cautious:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | übervorsichtig |
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.
Where does overcautious come from?
From over- + cautious.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).