overstatement
"overstatement" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“overstatement” is uncommon English (frequency #53,756 among 1,431 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,756
- frequency rank, English
- 1,431
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An exaggeration; a statement in excess of what is reasonable.
Corpus desk
Index EN-overstatement · overstatement · English
overstatement · rank #53,756 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,756
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,431
- PHOTO-FINISH overhauls
Nearest frequency peer: overhauls (-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 “overstatement”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Ouse
Ouse
46,251 corpus weight
- outgunned
outgunned
46,250 corpus weight
- overcharge
overcharge
46,247 corpus weight
- overhauls
overhauls
46,246 corpus weight
- overstateme…
overstatement
46,245 corpus weight
- OxyContin
OxyContin
46,243 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “overstatement” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | overstatement |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #53,756 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “overstatement” in English
Rare enough to double-check
overstatement is uncommon English at frequency #53,756 among 1,431 “O” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for overstatement, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From overstate + -ment or over- + statement. The correct English form is overstatement, spelled O-V-E-R-S-T-A-T-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1An exaggeration; a statement in excess of what is reasonable.
- 2The tendency to overstate.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how overstatement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The story he gave was something of an overstatement of the facts.
It would hardly be an overstatement to describe Drummond's next design as an outstanding British locomotive class, and possibly his masterpiece.
Etymology
From overstate + -ment or over- + statement.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).