overindulgence
noun
overindulgence is spelled O-V-E-R-I-N-D-U-L-G-E-N-C-E: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, overindulgence means “An act of overindulging; indulgence in too much; pleasure or consumption taken in excess of what is satisfying or necessary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of overindulgence is overindulgences.
How many letters and syllables are in overindulgence?
| Letters | 14: O-V-E-R-I-N-D-U-L-G-E-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th 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 overindulgence?
Overindulgence appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th 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 overindulgence?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-overindulgence.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of overindulgence
- overindulgences plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does overindulgence mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An act of overindulging; indulgence in too much; pleasure or consumption taken in excess of what is satisfying or necessary.
He blames his overindulgence in food for his expanding waistline.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Overindulgence in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act of overindulging:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Übermäßigkeit, Maßlosigkeit, übermäßiger Genuss, Völlerei |
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 overindulgence come from?
From over- + indulgence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).