Which to use
“offs” is a verb and “ops” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,856
- “offs” frequency rank
- #13,907
- “ops” frequency rank
- 38763
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | offs | ops |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs off | die Fähigkeit zu helfen, die Hilfe, der Beistand |
Letter map: offs vs ops
Shared letters muted; letters that set offs and ops apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: offs vs ops
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: offs is averb and opsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38763, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
offs is recorded at frequency rank #24,856, classified as averb, pronounced […]. ops is at rank #13,907, tagged as anoun.
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 38763, this pair ranks #1,555,259 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of offs vs ops
Shared letters: os. Private to "offs": f. Private to "ops": p.
"offs" · 4 letters · shape VCCC · "ops" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- offs ← fofs · offss · ofs · ofsf
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "offs" for "ops" ever safe?
Which is more common, "offs" or "ops"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "offs" and "ops".
- Full dictionary entry for "offs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ops" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,555,259 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "offs" and "ops" 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 #1,555,259 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.