# overthrew

> English word · Verb · IPA /oʊ.vɚ.θɹu/ · frequency rank #33,775

## Definitions
1. simple past of overthrow

## Easily confused with
- **overture** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overthrew-vs-overture)
- **overthrow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overthrew-vs-overthrow)
- **overthrown** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overthrew-vs-overthrown)

## Common misspellings (14)
`oevrthrew`, `overhtrew`, `overrthrew`, `overtherw`, `overthhrew`, `overthreww`, `overthrrew`, `overthrwe`, `overtrhew`, `overtthrew`, `ovetrhrew`, `ovrethrew`, `ovverthrew`, `voerthrew`

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