Which to use
“offs” is a verb and “Outs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,856
- “offs” frequency rank
- #45,496
- “Outs” frequency rank
- 70352
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | offs | Outs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs off | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Out |
Letter map: offs vs Outs
Shared letters muted; letters that set offs and Outs apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for offs / Outs
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: offs is averb and Outsanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70352, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
offs is recorded at frequency rank #24,856, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Outs is at rank #45,496, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aʊ̯t͡s].
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 70352, this pair ranks #448,923 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of offs vs Outs
Shared letters: os. Private to "offs": f. Private to "Outs": tu.
"offs" · 4 letters · shape VCCC · "Outs" · 4 letters · shape VVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "offs" for "Outs" ever safe?
Which is more common, "offs" or "Outs"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "offs" and "Outs".
- Full dictionary entry for "offs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Outs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #448,923 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "offs" and "Outs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ones vs Outs". 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 #448,923 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.