overdevelopment
noun
overdevelopment is spelled O-V-E-R-D-E-V-E-L-O-P-M-E-N-T: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, overdevelopment means “Excessive development; the state or quality of being overdeveloped” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of overdevelopment is overdevelopments.
How many letters and syllables are in overdevelopment?
| Letters | 15: O-V-E-R-D-E-V-E-L-O-P-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 128,787th 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 overdevelopment?
Overdevelopment appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th 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 overdevelopment
- overdevelopments plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does overdevelopment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Excessive development; the state or quality of being overdeveloped
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does overdevelopment come from?
From over- + development.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).