# overcast

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈəʊvəˌkɑːst/ · frequency rank #27,237

## Definitions
1. A cloud covering all of the sky from horizon to horizon.
2. An outcast.
3. A place where one roadway crosses another, specifically where an airway was built across the top of another airway for ventilation purposes.

## Etymology
From Middle English overcasten, equivalent to over- + cast. Compare Swedish överkast.

## Easily confused with
- **overpass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overcast-vs-overpass)
- **overcoat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overcast-vs-overcoat)
- **overcame** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overcame-vs-overcast)

## Common misspellings (12)
`oevrcast`, `ovecrast`, `overacst`, `overcasst`, `overcastt`, `overcats`, `overccast`, `overcsat`, `overrcast`, `ovrecast`, `ovvercast`, `voercast`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/overcast