# overworked

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #29,027

## Definitions
1. Subjected to too much work.
2. Having been overused such that it has lost its meaning; trite; banal.

## Etymology
From over- + worked.

## Easily confused with
- **overwork** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overwork-vs-overworked)
- **overlooked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overlooked-vs-overworked)
- **overcooked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overcooked-vs-overworked)

## Common misspellings (15)
`oevrworked`, `overowrked`, `overrworked`, `overwokred`, `overworekd`, `overworkde`, `overworkedd`, `overworkked`, `overworrked`, `overwroked`, `overwworked`, `ovewrorked`, `ovreworked`, `ovverworked`, `voerworked`

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