overhanging
noun, adjective, verb
overhanging is spelled O-V-E-R-H-A-N-G-I-N-G: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, overhanging means “Synonym of overhang” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of overhanging is overhangings.
How many letters and syllables are in overhanging?
| Letters | 11: O-V-E-R-H-A-N-G-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,767th 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 overhanging?
Overhanging appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th 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 overhanging?
- US
Overhanging has 4 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). Recordings: En-us-overhanging.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of overhanging
- overhangings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does overhanging mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Synonym of overhang.
adjective
- 1
Physically hanging over something.
the overhanging cliff
- 2
Impending; approaching.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of overhang
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).