# overland vs overlap

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### overland
*adjective · frequency rank #21,605*
By or across land.

### overlap
*verb · IPA /ˌəʊvəˈlæp/ · frequency rank #11,259*
To extend over and partly cover something.

## Source
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