# overloading

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)ləʊdɪŋ/ · frequency rank #39,009

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From over + loading.

## Common misspellings (16)
`oevrloading`, `ovelroading`, `overlaoding`, `overlloading`, `overloadding`, `overloadign`, `overloadingg`, `overloadinng`, `overloadnig`, `overloaidng`, `overlodaing`, `overolading`, `overrloading`, `ovreloading`, `ovverloading`, `voerloading`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/overloading