overindulge
verb
overindulge is spelled O-V-E-R-I-N-D-U-L-G-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, overindulge means “To indulge to excess” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in overindulge?
| Letters | 11: O-V-E-R-I-N-D-U-L-G-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st 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 overindulge?
Overindulge appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st 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 overindulge
- overindulges present, singular, he/she/it
- overindulging participle, present
- overindulged participle, past
- over-indulge
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does overindulge mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To indulge to excess.
As the parent of one child, it may be most tempting for you to overindulge your youngster with things.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does overindulge come from?
From over- + indulge.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).