# overran

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˌəʊ.vəˈɹæn/ · frequency rank #41,294

## Definitions
1. simple past of overrun

## Easily confused with
- **overrun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overran-vs-overrun)
- **oversaw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overran-vs-oversaw)
- **Overton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overran-vs-overton)
- **overlap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overlap-vs-overran)
- **ovarian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ovarian-vs-overran)
- **overlay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overlay-vs-overran)
- **overland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overland-vs-overran)
- **overhang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overhang-vs-overran)

## Common misspellings (8)
`oevrran`, `overan`, `overarn`, `overrann`, `overrna`, `ovreran`, `ovverran`, `voerran`

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