# overlying

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #46,672

## Definitions
1. lying over or upon something else

## Etymology
From over- + lying.

## Easily confused with
- **overdoing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overdoing-vs-overlying)

## Common misspellings (14)
`oevrlying`, `ovelrying`, `overliyng`, `overllying`, `overlyign`, `overlyingg`, `overlyinng`, `overlynig`, `overlyying`, `overrlying`, `overyling`, `ovrelying`, `ovverlying`, `voerlying`

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