carry off
"carry-off" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“carry off” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To transport away.
Corpus desk
Index EN-carry-off · carry off · English
carry off · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | carry off |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “carry off” in English
Rare enough to double-check
carry off is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for carry off, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is carry off, spelled C-A-R-R-Y- -O-F-F.
Definition
- 1To transport away.
- 2To steal or kidnap
- 3To act convincingly; to succeed at giving the impression of (e.g.) knowledge, confidence, or familiarity.
- 4To achieve (something); to succeed at (something).
- 5To cause the death of.
- 6To win (a prize, etc.).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how carry off appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I need a truck to carry off all this furniture.
Bandits carried off most of the money.
This word in other languages
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.