# overhang vs overran

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### overhang
*verb · IPA /əʊvəˈhaŋ/ · frequency rank #37,611*
To hang over (something).

### overran
*verb · IPA /ˌəʊ.vəˈɹæn/ · frequency rank #41,294*
simple past of overrun

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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