overlong
"overlong" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“overlong” is uncommon English (frequency #81,663 among 1,431 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,663
- frequency rank, English
- 1,431
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Too long; overly long.
Corpus desk
Index EN-overlong · overlong · English
overlong · rank #81,663 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #81,663
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,431
- PHOTO-FINISH overstay
Nearest frequency peer: overstay (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “overlong”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
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What this shows Bars show where “overlong” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | overlong |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #81,663 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “overlong” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
overlong is uncommon English at frequency #81,663 among 1,431 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Too long; overly long.".
No misspelling variants are generated for overlong in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From over- + long. The correct English form is overlong, spelled O-V-E-R-L-O-N-G.
Definition
- 1Too long; overly long.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how overlong appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
O, hold me not with silence over-long!
As the Island Mindanao lies very convenient for Trade, so considering its distance, the way thither may not be over long and tiresome.
Etymology
From over- + long.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.