Offense

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The verdict

“Offense” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,940. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,940
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gesamtheit der angreifenden Spieler

Corpus desk

Index DE-offense · Offense · German

Offense · rank #35,940 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,940
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH ochs

Nearest frequency peer: ochs (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Offense“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Offense“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Offense vs öffne
57% similar
Offense vs offerte
57% similar
Offense vs offensiv
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Offense
PropertyValue
HeadwordOffense
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters7
Frequency rank#35,940
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Offense“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Offenseliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ochs“ (#35,939), „oHG“ (#35,941), „Objektes“ (#35,938). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Offense“ bei #35,940. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Offense (IPA […]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,940 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Gesamtheit der angreifenden Spieler".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Offense, with forms such as "fofense", "ofefnse", and "ofense". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "öffne", "offerte", "offensiv", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Offense, spelled O-F-F-E-N-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesamtheit der angreifenden Spieler

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Offense appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Auch wenn sich die Offense deutlich gesteigert hat, bleibt die Defense das Rückgrat des Teams – und das trotz schwerwiegender Ausfälle.“

Synonyms

AngriffOffensive

Antonyms

Defense

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fofense
  • ofefnse
  • ofense
  • offennse
  • offensse
  • offesne
  • offnese

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Offense - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

fofense2ofefnse2ofense1offennse1offensse1offesne2offnese2
Edit distance from "Offense"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Offense"?
"Offense" is spelled O-F-F-E-N-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Offense" mean?
As a noun, "Offense" means: Gesamtheit der angreifenden Spieler
What words are commonly confused with "Offense"?
"Offense" is commonly confused with "öffne", "offerte", "offensiv". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Offense"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Offense" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Offense" come from?
"Offense" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Offense", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nuggets#35,935Nachbau#35,929perfide#35,952Modulen#35,924

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

puren7 variantsrabbit7 variantsLogen7 variantsLettern7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list