overtopping
/əʊvəˈtɒpɪŋ/noun, adjective, verb
overtopping is spelled O-V-E-R-T-O-P-P-I-N-G: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, overtopping means “An instance of water going over the top of a barrier such as a sea wall or levee” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of overtopping is overtoppings.
How many letters and syllables are in overtopping?
| Letters | 11: O-V-E-R-T-O-P-P-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th 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 overtopping?
Overtopping appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th 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 overtopping?
- UK /əʊvəˈtɒpɪŋ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of overtopping
- overtoppings plural
- more overtopping comparative
- most overtopping superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does overtopping mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An instance of water going over the top of a barrier such as a sea wall or levee.
adjective
- 1
Surmounting, surpassing.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of overtop
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).