overriding
/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈɹaɪdɪŋ/noun, adjective, verb
overriding is spelled O-V-E-R-R-I-D-I-N-G: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, overriding means “The act or process by which something is overridden” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of overriding is overridings.
How many letters and syllables are in overriding?
| Letters | 10: O-V-E-R-R-I-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 25,751st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is overriding?
Overriding appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st 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 overriding?
- /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈɹaɪdɪŋ/
Overriding has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-overriding.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of overriding
- overridings plural
- more overriding comparative
- most overriding superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does overriding mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act or process by which something is overridden.
adjective
- 1
Superior, of supreme importance in the case.
Our overriding concern is the safety of the children.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of override
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Overriding in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | redéfinition |
| German | überschreiten |
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.