choke off
"choke-off" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“choke 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 get rid of; to cause to come to an end.
Corpus desk
Index EN-choke-off · choke off · English
choke 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 | choke off |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “choke off” in English
Rare enough to double-check
choke off is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for choke off, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is choke off, spelled C-H-O-K-E- -O-F-F.
Definition
- 1To get rid of; to cause to come to an end.
- 2To stop (someone or something) in the execution of a purpose or task; to stop (someone) from doing something.
- 3To choke up; to choke on words.
- 4To cause (someone) to lose interest or drift off from a conversation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how choke off appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
to choke off a speaker by uproar
"It was a discreditable business. There were one or two folk who were inclined to take him seriously, but he soon choked them off." "How?" "Well, by his insufferable rudeness and impossible behavior."
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.