# overdue

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌəʊ.vəˈdju/ · frequency rank #15,017

## Definitions
1. Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need.

## Etymology
From over- + due.

## Easily confused with
- **oversee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overdue-vs-oversee)
- **overrun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overdue-vs-overrun)
- **overuse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overdue-vs-overuse)
- **overture** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overdue-vs-overture)
- **overrule** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overdue-vs-overrule)
- **overdo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overdo-vs-overdue)
- **overdose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overdose-vs-overdue)
- **overdone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overdone-vs-overdue)

## Common misspellings (9)
`oevrdue`, `ovedrue`, `overddue`, `overdeu`, `overrdue`, `overude`, `ovredue`, `ovverdue`, `voerdue`

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