Which to use
“offen” is an adjective and “offs” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #888
- “offen” frequency rank
- #24,856
- “offs” frequency rank
- 25744
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | offen | offs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht geschlossen, zum Beispiel als Zustandsbeschreibung einer Eingangsmöglichkeit | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs off |
Letter map: offen vs offs
Shared letters muted; letters that set offen and offs apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - offen and offs
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: offen is anadjective and offsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25744, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
offen is recorded at frequency rank #888, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɔfn̩]. 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 25744, this pair ranks #1,828,628 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of offen vs offs
Shared letters: fo. Private to "offen": en. Private to "offs": s.
"offen" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "offs" · 4 letters · shape VCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "offen" and "offs" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "offen" or "offs" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "offen" 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 #1,828,628 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "offen" and "offs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "offs 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 #1,828,628 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.