Which to use
“öffne” and “offs” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,081
- “öffne” frequency rank
- #24,856
- “offs” frequency rank
- 37937
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | öffne | offs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs öffnen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs off |
Letter map: öffne vs offs
Shared letters muted; letters that set öffne and offs apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. öffne runs 5 letters (VCCCV) against offs's 4 (VCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - öffne / offs
öffne 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37937, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
öffne is recorded at frequency rank #13,081, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈœfnə]. 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 37937, this pair ranks #1,577,191 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of öffne vs offs
Shared letters: f. Private to "öffne": enö. Private to "offs": os.
"öffne" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "offs" · 4 letters · shape VCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- offs ← fofs · offss · ofs · ofsf
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "öffne" and "offs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "öffne" or "offs"?
What to do next
You've compared "öffne" and "offs". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "öffne" 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 #1,577,191 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "öffne" 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 #1,577,191 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.