# overturn

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈtɜː(ɹ)n/ · frequency rank #21,890

## Definitions
1. To turn over, capsize or upset.
2. To overthrow or destroy.
3. To reverse (a decision); to overrule or rescind.
4. To diminish the significance of a previous defeat by winning; to make a comeback from.
5. To undergo a limnic eruption, where dissolved gas suddenly erupts from the depths.

## Etymology
From Middle English overturnen, equivalent to over- + turn. Compare also Middle English overterven (“to overturn”), see terve.

## Easily confused with
- **overrun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overrun-vs-overturn)
- **Overton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overton-vs-overturn)
- **overture** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overture-vs-overturn)

## Common misspellings (12)
`oevrturn`, `overrturn`, `overtrun`, `overtturn`, `overtunr`, `overturnn`, `overturrn`, `overutrn`, `ovetrurn`, `ovreturn`, `ovverturn`, `voerturn`

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