# offender vs offense

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### offender
*noun · IPA /əˈfen.də(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #11,257*
One who gives or causes offense, or does something wrong.

### offense
*noun · IPA /əˈfɛns/ · frequency rank #4,619*
The act of offending.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/offender-vs-offense