oversensitivity
noun
oversensitivity is spelled O-V-E-R-S-E-N-S-I-T-I-V-I-T-Y: 15 letters and 7 syllables. It appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, oversensitivity means “The state or quality of being excessively sensitive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of oversensitivity is oversensitivities.
How many letters and syllables are in oversensitivity?
| Letters | 15: O-V-E-R-S-E-N-S-I-T-I-V-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 7 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 45 million words; the 206,808th 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 oversensitivity?
Oversensitivity appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th 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 oversensitivity?
Oversensitivity has 7 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).
Forms of oversensitivity
- oversensitivities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does oversensitivity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or quality of being excessively sensitive.
Near-synonym: hypersensitivity
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does oversensitivity come from?
From over- + sensitivity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).