over

//ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)// prep

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,756

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

over is aSpanishprep. It means: Sobre, encima de, más de. Pronounced /ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)/. Often confused with oye and oyen.

Key facts for over
PropertyValue
Headwordover
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPrep
IPA/ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)/
Letters4
Frequency rank#13,756
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of over in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for over is 4 letters long, classified as aprep, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)/. Corpus data places it at rank #13,756 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for over, with forms such as "ober", "oevr", and "overr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "oye", "oyen", "oyes", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is over, spelled O-V-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sobre, encima de, más de.
  2. 2
    Por todo.
  3. 3
    Por, por motivos de.
  4. 4
    Durante, a lo largo de.
  5. 5
    A.
  6. 6
    6 Cerca de :*Ejemplo: I will be over there if you need me→ Estaré cerca de otra pais si me necesitas :*Ejemplo: Mom stood over by the window and fretted about the snow→ Mamá se puso de pie cerca de la ventana y se preocupaba por la nieve.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ober,oevr,overr,ovre,ovver,voer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for over

Misspelling Variants of "over"

ober4oevr4overr5ovre4ovver5voer4
Misspelling Variants of "over"

Frequency rank: #13,756 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "over"?
"over" is spelled O-V-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)/.
What does "over" mean?
As a prep, "over" means: Sobre, encima de, más de.
What words are commonly confused with "over"?
"over" is commonly confused with "oye", "oyen", "oyes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "over"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "over" is /ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "over" come from?
"over" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter O in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.