cool off

verb

"cool-off" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“cool 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
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To decrease in temperature, activity, or temper.

Corpus desk

Index EN-cool-off · cool off · English

cool off · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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.

Key facts for cool off
PropertyValue
Headwordcool off
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cool off” sits in English frequency

cool offfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cool 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.

No generated misspelling entries exist for cool off in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is cool off, spelled C-O-O-L- -O-F-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    To decrease in temperature, activity, or temper.
  2. 2
    To cause to decrease in temperature, activity or temper.
  3. 3
    To lose interest or enthusiasm [with on].
  4. 4
    To be imprisoned.
  5. 5
    To kill (someone).
  6. 6
    To wait for a furor to die down; to hide during a police manhunt.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. You are getting a little too angry; you need to cool off.
  2. The metal will take about three hours to cool off after the molding.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cool off"?
"cool off" is spelled C-O-O-L- -O-F-F.
What does "cool off" mean?
As a verb, "cool off" means: To decrease in temperature, activity, or temper.
What language does "cool off" come from?
"cool off" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list