overgeneralization
noun
overgeneralization is spelled O-V-E-R-G-E-N-E-R-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N: 18 letters. It appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, overgeneralization means “The act of overgeneralizing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of overgeneralization is overgeneralizations.
How many letters and syllables are in overgeneralization?
| Letters | 18: O-V-E-R-G-E-N-E-R-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th 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 overgeneralization?
Overgeneralization appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th 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 overgeneralization
- overgeneralizations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does overgeneralization mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of overgeneralizing.
- 2
An instance of overgeneralizing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does overgeneralization come from?
From over- + generalization.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).