over there

adv

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"over-there" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“over there” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - In that place; there (at some distance).

Corpus desk

Index EN-over-there · over there · English

over there · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "O" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for over there
PropertyValue
Headwordover there
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “over there” sits in English frequency

over there falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

over there is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for over there in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is over there, spelled O-V-E-R- -T-H-E-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    In that place; there (at some distance).
  2. 2
    To that place; thither (at some distance).
  3. 3
    overseas to Europe (for military engagement), especially to the Western Front in France during World War I

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how over there appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. You see that house over there? That's where I used to live.
  2. Shepard: I'm looking for an asari. Dr. Palon: Asari? Well, there's Dr. Iallis over there. Dr. Palon: There's also our guest, Lady Benezia. Captain Ventralis might know where she is.

This word in other languages

allá(Español)là-bas(Français)dort(Deutsch)lá(Português)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "over there"?
"over there" is spelled O-V-E-R- -T-H-E-R-E.
What does "over there" mean?
As an adverb, "over there" means: In that place; there (at some distance).
What language does "over there" come from?
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Data Source

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list