overloading
o·ver·loa·ding/ˈoʊ.vɚloʊ.diŋ/noun, verb
overloading is spelled O-V-E-R-L-O-A-D-I-N-G: 11 letters and 4 syllables (o·ver·loa·ding). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, overloading means “A type of polymorphism, where different functions, operators or variables with the same name are invoked based on the data types of the parameters…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of overloading is overloadings.
How many letters and syllables are in overloading?
| Letters | 11: O-V-E-R-L-O-A-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: o·ver·loa·ding |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,863rd 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 overloading?
Overloading appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd 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 overloading?
- UK /ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)ləʊdɪŋ/
- US /ˈoʊ.vɚloʊ.diŋ/
Overloading has 4 syllables, split o·ver·loa·ding in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-overloading.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of overloading
- overloadings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does overloading mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A type of polymorphism, where different functions, operators or variables with the same name are invoked based on the data types of the parameters passed.
- 2
The loading of a vehicle etc. with too heavy a weight.
Operators can be fined for overloading of vehicles.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of overload
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Overloading in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense type of polymorphism:
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 overloading come from?
From over + loading.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).