overripe

adj

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"overripe" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“overripe” is uncommon English (frequency #87,647 among 1,431 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,647
frequency rank, English
1,431
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Excessively ripe; spoiled; gone bad.

Corpus desk

Index EN-overripe · overripe · English

overripe · rank #87,647 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,647
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,431
  • PHOTO-FINISH overman

Nearest frequency peer: overman (-1 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “overripe”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “overripe” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for overripe
PropertyValue
Headwordoverripe
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#87,647
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “overripe” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).overripefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “overman” (#87,646), “Owsley” (#87,648), “outplay” (#87,644). Among 1,431 “O” headwords, “overripe” is #87,647. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

overripe is uncommon English at frequency #87,647 among 1,431 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Excessively ripe; spoiled; gone bad.".

No misspelling variants are generated for overripe in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From over- + ripe. The correct English form is overripe, spelled O-V-E-R-R-I-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Excessively ripe; spoiled; gone bad.

Etymology

From over- + ripe.

This word in other languages

pasado(Español)blet(Français)überreif(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "overripe"?
"overripe" is spelled O-V-E-R-R-I-P-E.
What does "overripe" mean?
As an adjective, "overripe" means: Excessively ripe; spoiled; gone bad.
What is the origin of the word "overripe"?
From over- + ripe. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "overripe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

O'Fallon#87,625pickerel#87,676pinecone#87,678ninjutsu#87,609

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list