offend
[əˈfɛnd]
The verdict
“offend” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sündigen, verstoßen, Anstoß nehmen
Corpus desk
Index DE-offend · offend · German
offend · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | offend |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [əˈfɛnd] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „offend“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
offend is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [əˈfɛnd]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for offend in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is offend, spelled O-F-F-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1sündigen, verstoßen, Anstoß nehmen
- 2kränken, beleidigen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how offend appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The boy offended against god.
She was offended.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.