Which to use
“offs” is a verb and “ons” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,856
- “offs” frequency rank
- #30,227
- “ons” frequency rank
- 55083
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | offs | ons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs off | Erste Person plural : unser |
Letter map: offs vs ons
Shared letters muted; letters that set offs and ons apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: offs vs ons
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: offs is averb and onsapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55083, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
offs is recorded at frequency rank #24,856, classified as averb, pronounced […]. ons is at rank #30,227, tagged as apron.
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 55083, this pair ranks #993,402 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of offs vs ons
Shared letters: os. Private to "offs": f. Private to "ons": n.
"offs" · 4 letters · shape VCCC · "ons" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- offs ← fofs · offss · ofs · ofsf
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "offs" and "ons" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "offs" or "ons"?
After this comparison
You've compared "offs" and "ons". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "offs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #993,402 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "offs" and "ons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "OGH vs ons". 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 #993,402 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.