# oversight

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈəʊvəˌsaɪt/ · frequency rank #9,225

## Definitions
1. An omission; something that is left out, missed, or forgotten.
2. Supervision or management.
3. Overview.

## Etymology
From over- + sight. Verb sense 2 is a semantic loan from German Aufsicht.

## Easily confused with
- **overweight** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oversight-vs-overweight)
- **overnight** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overnight-vs-oversight)

## Common misspellings (14)
`oevrsight`, `overisght`, `overrsight`, `oversgiht`, `oversigght`, `oversighht`, `oversightt`, `oversigth`, `oversihgt`, `overssight`, `ovesright`, `ovresight`, `ovversight`, `voersight`

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