# overtly

> English word · Adverb · frequency rank #23,624

## Definitions
1. In an overt manner; publicly; openly.

## Etymology
From overt + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **Overton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overtly-vs-overton)
- **overt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overt-vs-overtly)
- **overly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overly-vs-overtly)
- **overall** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overall-vs-overtly)
- **overlay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overlay-vs-overtly)

## Common misspellings (11)
`oevrtly`, `overlty`, `overrtly`, `overtlly`, `overtlyy`, `overttly`, `overtyl`, `ovetrly`, `ovretly`, `ovvertly`, `voertly`

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