# oversaw

> English word · Verb · IPA /oʊ.vɚ.sɔ/ · frequency rank #21,018

## Definitions
1. simple past of oversee

## Easily confused with
- **oversee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oversaw-vs-oversee)
- **overseas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oversaw-vs-overseas)
- **overlap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overlap-vs-oversaw)
- **overlay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overlay-vs-oversaw)
- **overran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overran-vs-oversaw)

## Common misspellings (10)
`oevrsaw`, `overasw`, `overrsaw`, `oversaww`, `overssaw`, `overswa`, `ovesraw`, `ovresaw`, `ovversaw`, `voersaw`

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