over
/ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)/
The verdict
“over” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #13,756 in Spanish word frequency and used as a preposition.
- #13,756
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sobre, encima de, más de.
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) |
Where “over” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for over is 4 letters long, classified as a preposition, 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 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.
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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Using “over”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is O-V-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “oye” - see the side-by-side comparison. over vs oye
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.