overhunting
noun, verb
overhunting is spelled O-V-E-R-H-U-N-T-I-N-G: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, overhunting means “Hunting at unsustainable levels” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in overhunting?
| Letters | 11: O-V-E-R-H-U-N-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd 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 overhunting?
Overhunting appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd 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).
What does overhunting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Hunting at unsustainable levels.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of overhunt
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Overhunting in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense hunting at unsustainable levels:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | surchasse |
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 overhunting come from?
From over- + hunting.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).