# oversee vs overseen

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### oversee
*verb · IPA /ˌəʊ.vəˈsiː/ · frequency rank #14,802*
To survey, look at something in a wide angle.

### overseen
*verb · IPA /oʊ.vɚ.sin/ · frequency rank #23,933*
past participle of oversee

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