# overtaken vs overtaking

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### overtaken
*verb · IPA /ˈəʊvəɹteɪkən/ · frequency rank #24,264*
past participle of overtake

### overtaking
*noun · frequency rank #28,657*
The act by which one thing overtakes another.

## Source
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