over
/ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)/
The verdict
“over” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #13,756. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #13,756
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 1,467
- “O” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sobre, encima de, más de.
Corpus desk
Index ES-over · over · Spanish
over · rank #13,756 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #13,756
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,467
- PHOTO-FINISH originalidad
Nearest frequency peer: originalidad (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “over”
Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino
- opino
opino
86,248 corpus weight
- orgánicos
orgánicos
86,247 corpus weight
- originalidad
originalidad
86,246 corpus weight
- over
over
86,245 corpus weight
- paralelamen…
paralelamente
86,244 corpus weight
- pauta
pauta
86,243 corpus weight
What this shows “over” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | over |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | /ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #13,756 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “over”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around over (IPA /ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)/), apreposition. Corpus frequency is #13,756 among 1,467 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for over, with forms such as "ober", "oevr", and "overr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "oye", "oyen", "oyes", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is over, spelled O-V-E-R.
Definition
- 1Sobre, encima de, más de.
- 2Por todo.
- 3Por, por motivos de.
- 4Durante, a lo largo de.
- 5A.
- 66 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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how over appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ober
- oevr
- overr
- ovre
- ovver
- voer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of over - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "over", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).