# overused

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #38,537

## Definitions
1. Used too much, or too often.
2. Hackneyed or clichéd.

## Etymology
From over- + used.

## Easily confused with
- **oversee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oversee-vs-overused)
- **overuse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overuse-vs-overused)

## Common misspellings (11)
`oevrused`, `overrused`, `oversued`, `overuesd`, `overusde`, `overusedd`, `overussed`, `oveursed`, `ovreused`, `ovverused`, `voerused`

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