# ova vs over

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ova
*noun · IPA /ˈəʊ̯.və/ · frequency rank #23,347*
plural of ovum (“gamete”)

### over
*adjective · IPA /ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #88*
Finished; ended; concluded.

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