Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Overman was killed inside the park (Jaws 3-D; writing credit: Peter Benchley; Carl Gottlieb) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | NRCS employess, Jon Lea and Bill Overman, check snow measurements at NRCS snotel site . Credit: Ron Nichols. |  | Victor Bicycles Overman Wheel Co. / / Bradley. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| "OVERMAN" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "OVERMAN" is used about 3 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 3 | 202,518 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "OVERMAN" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Overman | Last name | 2,000 | 5,527 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
overman | 13 |
gainer king overman | 6 |
ion overman | 2 |
nietzsche overman | 2 |
actress overman | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "OVERMAN"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | përgjegjës i dhjetë ushtarëve, mbinjeri (superman), arbitër (arbiter, arbitrator, judge, referee, umpire). (various references) | |
Arabic | حاكم مطلق (autocrat, despot, dictator), المدير الكبير (overlord). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | свръхчовек (superman), бригадир (foreman, ganger). (various references) | |
Czech | naddùlní. (various references) | |
Danish | overformand (colliery overman, pit overman). (various references) | |
Dutch | afdelingsopzichter ( dans le Limbourg hollandais ) (colliery overman, pit overman). (various references) | |
French | surveillant (overseer), surhomme, porion (overseer), grand patron (overlord), gouverneur absolu, chef-porion (colliery overman, pit overman). (various references) | |
German | Steiger (overseer), Aufseher (attendant, caretaker, checker, conductor, controller, custodian, guard, inspector, invigilator, keeper, overseer, overseers, Ranger, supervisor, supervisors, warden, wardens, warder). (various references) | |
Hungarian | munkafelvigyázó. (various references) | |
Italian | caposquadra (foreman), caporale (Corporal, guard, overseer), capo-operaio, capo (article, boss, Cape, chief, chieftain, employer, end, foreland, head, headland, headman, item, leader, Lord, master, naze, Ness, ply, ringleader, top). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | overmanay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | superintendente (controller, director, inspector, land-surveyor, overlooker, superintendent, surveyor, taskmaster), super-homem (superman), inspetor (controller, examiner, fiscal, inspector, keeper, land-surveyor, minder, superintendent, supervisor, surveyor, viewer, visitor), fiscal (check, conservator, controller, fiscal, gaffer, inspector, inspectoral, inspectorial, land-surveyor, overseer, superintendent, supervisor, surveyor), contramestre (boatswain, foreman, forewoman, overlooker, quartermaster, supervisor), capataz (captain, foreman, gaffer, gangsman, keeper, taskmaster). (various references) | |
Russian | арбитр (arbiter, arbitrager, arbitrator, judge, moderator, referee, umpire), бригадир (taskmaster), десятник (foreman, gaffer, ganger, gangsman). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | starešina (disciplinarian, head, provost, senior, supervisor), poslovođa (headman, manager), natčovek (superman), nadzornik (driver, floor walker, floorwalker, foreman, gaffer, ganger, overlooker, steward, supervisor, surveyor, viewer, warden), izabrani sudija, gospodar (dynast, liege, lord, master, sahib, sovereign). (various references) | |
Spanish | veedor (overseer), proveer exceso de mano de obra a, capataz (foreman, gaffer, ganger, overseer, taskmaster). (various references) | |
Swedish | förman (boss, foreman, gaffer, headman, overseer, superior, supervisor), övermänniska (superman), överbemanna (overstaff). (various references) | |
Turkish | ustabaşı (captain, foreman, headman, headworker, hurrier, journeyman, master builder), amir (chief, commander, in charge, masterful, overlord). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | роздувати штати, хазяїн (big noise, boss, host, manager, owner), наглядач (censor, gangsman, gaoler, inspector, jailer, nigger-driver, overlooker, overseer, reeve, searcher, spy, superintendent, supervisor, taskmaster, warden, watchdog), надлюдина (superman), майстер (artiste, craftsman, deacon, foreman, master, nailer, overseer, stunner, workman), арбітр (arbiter, arbitrator, daysman, judge, moderator, referee), бригадир (ganger, taskmaster), десятник (boss, butty, gaffer, ganger, gangsman). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | người lânh đạo trọng t i người đốc công, người cai thợ siêu nhân, người có quyền lực cao hơn cả. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "OVERMAN": overmanage, overmanaged, overmanages, overmanaging, overmanned, overmannered, overmanning, overmans, overmantel, overmantels, overmany. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "OVERMAN" (pronounced ō"vermun) |
| 4 | -er m u n | alderman, Letterman, lobsterman, timberman, Waterman, watermen. |
| 3 | -m u n | famine, ferryman, fireman, firemen, Firman, abdomen, acumen, adman, admen, airman, albumin, antihistamine, Ashman, assemblywoman, backgammon, backwoodsman, Badman, bagman, barman, baseman, bayman, bellman, Benjamin, bitumen, Boardman, boatman, bookman, Bowman, bowmen, brakeman, bushman, businesswoman, cameraman, Carman, Carmen, carmine, cattlemen, Cayman, chairman, chairwoman, Chapman, chessman, chrismon, churchman, churchmen, cinnamon, clergyman, coachman, cochairman, committeeman, common, congressman, congresswoman, corpsman, councilman, councilwoman, councilwomen, countryman, cowman, craftsman, craftsmen, crewman, daemon, dairymen, Daman, demon, desman, determine, Dolman, draftsman, draftsmen, dromon, dustman, Dutchman, Ermine, Everyman, examine, footman, foramen, foreman, foremen, forewoman, Freedman, Freeman, freshman, gammon, gentleman, gentlewoman, gentlewomen, german, Goodman, gunman, hangman, headman, headsman, henchman, henchmen, Herdman, Hetman, horseman, horsemen, houseman, human, huntsman, hymen, illumine, infantryman, inhuman, jasmine, Kirkman, Landman, landsman, lawman, layman, laymen, Leman, lemon, Liman, Lineman, linemen, longshoremen, lumen, madmen, marksman, messman, midshipman, newswoman, newswomen, nobleman, noblewoman, nonhuman, nurserymen, oarsman, ombudsman, omen, ottoman, Outman, Packman, Penman, pitchman, Pitman, Plowman, policeman, policewoman, postman, predetermine, pressman, Pullman, ragmen, reexamine, regimen, rifleman, Rodman, roman, rumen, salarymen, salesman, saleswoman, saleswomen, salmon, seaman, seamen, seedsman, semen, sermon, shaman, Shipman, showman, Spearman, specimen, spokesman, spokeswoman, sportsman, statesman, Stillman, Stockman, subhuman, summon, superhuman, superwoman, talisman, Telamon, thiamin, Titman, Toman, townsman, tradesmen, trainmen, uncommon, vitamin, watchman, wingman, wireman, woman, women, Woodman, woodsmen, Woolman, workman, yachtsman, yeoman. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-m-n-o-r-v" | |
-1 letter: enamor, moaner. | |
-2 letters: enorm, manor, maven, morae, mover, namer, novae, ramen, raven, reman, roman, roven, venom, vomer. | |
-3 letters: aeon, aero, amen, arvo, aver, earn, mane, mano, mare, mean, meno, moan, mora, more, morn, move, name, nave, near, nema, noma, nome, norm, nova, omen, omer, oven, over, rave, ream, roam, roan, rove, vane, vena. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-m-n-o-r-v" | |
+1 letter: mangrove, overmans, overmany, venogram. | |
+2 letters: mangroves, manoeuvre, normative, venograms. | |
+3 letters: everywoman, manoeuvred, manoeuvres, mavourneen, overmanage, overmanned, overmantel. | |
+4 letters: ambiversion, earthmoving, informative, manoeuvring, mavourneens, normatively, outmaneuver, overgarment, overmanaged, overmanages, overmanning, overmantels, overpayment, overwarming, unremovable. | |
+5 letters: ambiversions, conservatism, earthmovings, galvanometer, governmental, malversation, nonnormative, outmaneuvers, overclaiming, overcramming, overdominant, overenamored, overgarments, overmanaging, overmannered, overmatching, overornament, overpayments, remotivating, remotivation, servicewoman, ventromedial. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Usage: Modern 2. Usage: Commercial 3. Images: Photo Album 4. Usage Frequency | 5. Names: Frequency 6. Expressions: Internet 7. Translations: Modern 8. Derivations | 9. Rhymes 10. Anagrams 11. Bibliography |
Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.
