# overwatch

> English word · Verb · frequency rank #15,238

## Definitions
1. To watch over.
2. To watch excessively.
3. To overcome with long lack of rest.

## Etymology
From over- + watch. Back-formation from watch over.

## Common misspellings (14)
`oevrwatch`, `overawtch`, `overrwatch`, `overwacth`, `overwatcch`, `overwatchh`, `overwathc`, `overwattch`, `overwtach`, `overwwatch`, `ovewratch`, `ovrewatch`, `ovverwatch`, `voerwatch`

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