# overtaking

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #28,657

## Definitions
1. The act by which one thing overtakes another.

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

## Common misspellings (15)
`oevrtaking`, `overatking`, `overrtaking`, `overtaikng`, `overtakign`, `overtakingg`, `overtakinng`, `overtakking`, `overtaknig`, `overtkaing`, `overttaking`, `ovetraking`, `ovretaking`, `ovvertaking`, `voertaking`

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