# overly vs overt

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### overly
*adverb · frequency rank #9,224*
To an excessive degree.

### overt
*adjective · IPA /ə(ʊ)ˈvɜːt/ · frequency rank #19,408*
Open and not concealed or secret.

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