# overgrown

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #24,849

## Definitions
1. Having large numbers of plants which have become too big, and are hence spoiling the picturesqueness of a garden.
2. Having grown bigger without developing maturity or changing character.

## Etymology
From over- + grown.

## Easily confused with
- **overthrown** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overgrown-vs-overthrown)
- **overblown** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overblown-vs-overgrown)

## Common misspellings (14)
`oevrgrown`, `ovegrrown`, `overggrown`, `overgorwn`, `overgronw`, `overgrownn`, `overgrowwn`, `overgrrown`, `overgrwon`, `overrgown`, `overrgrown`, `ovregrown`, `ovvergrown`, `voergrown`

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