Which to use
“offs” is a verb and “oss” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,856
- “offs” frequency rank
- #41,375
- “oss” frequency rank
- 66231
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | offs | oss |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs off | der Knochen |
Letter map: offs vs oss
Shared letters muted; letters that set offs and oss apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: offs vs oss
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: offs is averb and ossanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66231, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
offs is recorded at frequency rank #24,856, classified as averb, pronounced […]. oss is at rank #41,375, tagged as anoun, 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 66231, this pair ranks #580,144 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of offs vs oss
Shared letters: os. Private to "offs": f. Private to "oss": -.
"offs" · 4 letters · shape VCCC · "oss" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- offs ← fofs · offss · ofs · ofsf
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "offs" for "oss" ever safe?
Frequency check: "offs" vs "oss" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "offs" and "oss".
- Full dictionary entry for "offs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "oss" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #580,144 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "offs" and "oss" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oss 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 #580,144 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.