# overlook

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈəʊ.vəˌlʊk/ · frequency rank #14,376

## Definitions
1. A vista or point that gives a view down toward something else.

## Etymology
From Middle English overloken; equivalent to over- + look.

## Easily confused with
- **overlord** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overlook-vs-overlord)
- **overtook** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overlook-vs-overtook)
- **overwork** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overlook-vs-overwork)
- **overlooked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overlook-vs-overlooked)
- **overload** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overload-vs-overlook)

## Common misspellings (11)
`oevrlook`, `ovelrook`, `overllook`, `overlok`, `overloko`, `overlookk`, `overolok`, `overrlook`, `ovrelook`, `ovverlook`, `voerlook`

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