# overuse

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˌəʊvəˈjuːz/ · frequency rank #28,317

## Definitions
1. To use too much of (something); to use (it) too often.

## Etymology
From over- + use.

## Easily confused with
- **overused** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overuse-vs-overused)
- **oversee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oversee-vs-overuse)
- **overdue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overdue-vs-overuse)
- **obverse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/obverse-vs-overuse)
- **overdose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overdose-vs-overuse)
- **overture** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overture-vs-overuse)
- **overrule** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overrule-vs-overuse)

## Common misspellings (9)
`oevruse`, `overruse`, `oversue`, `overues`, `overusse`, `oveurse`, `ovreuse`, `ovveruse`, `voeruse`

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