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Which to use

“migros” and “offs” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#32,671
“migros” frequency rank
#24,856
“offs” frequency rank
57527
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature migros offs
Definition Indikativ Futur Aktiv des Verbs migri 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs off

Letter map: migros vs offs

Shared letters muted; letters that set migros and offs apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. migros runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against offs's 4 (VCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
migros
4 ch
offs

Pair insight - migros / offs

migros and offs are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57527, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

migros is recorded at frequency rank #32,671, classified as averb, pronounced […]. offs is at rank #24,856, tagged as averb, pronounced […].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 57527, this pair ranks #897,985 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of migros vs offs

Shared letters: os. Private to "migros": gimr. Private to "offs": f.

"migros" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "offs" · 4 letters · shape VCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • migros ← imgros · mgiros · miggros · migors · migross · migrros · migrso · mirgos
  • offs ← fofs · offss · ofs · ofsf

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "migros" for "offs" ever safe?
No. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "migros" vs "offs" - which ranks higher?
"offs" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,856 in our German list, against #32,671 for "migros". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "migros" and "offs".

  • Full dictionary entry for "migros" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "offs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #897,985 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "migros" and "offs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "migros vs puzzles". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #897,985 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list