overdependence
noun
overdependence is spelled O-V-E-R-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-C-E: 14 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, overdependence means “Excessive reliance or dependence on something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of overdependence is overdependences.
How many letters and syllables are in overdependence?
| Letters | 14: O-V-E-R-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is overdependence?
Overdependence appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th 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 overdependence?
Overdependence has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of overdependence
- overdependences plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does overdependence mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Excessive reliance or dependence on something.
We have an overdependence on cheap labor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does overdependence come from?
From over- + dependence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).