# overdone

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌəʊ.vəˈdʌn/ · frequency rank #36,270

## Definitions
1. Cooked too much.
2. Exaggerated; overwrought.
3. Repeated too often; hackneyed.

## Etymology
From Middle English overdon, from Old English oferdōn, equivalent to over- + done.

## Easily confused with
- **overdue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overdone-vs-overdue)
- **Overton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overdone-vs-overton)
- **overdose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overdone-vs-overdose)
- **overdo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overdo-vs-overdone)
- **overcome** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overcome-vs-overdone)
- **overdoing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overdoing-vs-overdone)

## Common misspellings (11)
`oevrdone`, `ovedrone`, `overddone`, `overdnoe`, `overdoen`, `overdonne`, `overodne`, `overrdone`, `ovredone`, `ovverdone`, `voerdone`

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