# overgrown vs overthrown

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### overgrown
*adjective · frequency rank #24,849*
Having large numbers of plants which have become too big, and are hence spoiling the picturesqueness of a garden.

### overthrown
*verb · IPA /oʊ.vɚ.θɹoʊn/ · frequency rank #25,511*
past participle of overthrow

## Source
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