# leftover

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #17,174

## Definitions
1. Remaining; left behind; extra; odd; in reserve.

## Etymology
From left (“remaining, abandoned”) + over (“excess”).

## Easily confused with
- **leftovers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leftover-vs-leftovers)

## Common misspellings (12)
`elftover`, `lefftover`, `lefotver`, `leftoevr`, `leftoverr`, `leftovre`, `leftovver`, `lefttover`, `leftvoer`, `letfover`, `lfetover`, `lleftover`

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