get off

verb

"get-off" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“get off” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it.

Key facts for get off
PropertyValue
Headwordget off
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “get off” sits in English frequency

get off falls 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for get off is 7 letters long, classified as a verb. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 28 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No generated misspelling entries exist for get off in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is get off, spelled G-E-T- -O-F-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    To move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it.
  2. 2
    To move (something) from being on top of (something else) to not being on top of it.
  3. 3
    To stop touching or physically interfering with something or someone.
  4. 4
    To cause (something) to stop touching or interfering with (something else).
  5. 5
    To stop using a piece of equipment, such as a telephone or computer.
  6. 6
    To disembark, especially from mass transportation such as a bus or train; to depart from (a path, highway, etc).
  7. 7
    To make or help someone be ready to leave a place (especially to go to another place).
  8. 8
    To leave (somewhere) and start (a trip).
  9. 9
    To leave one's job, or leave school, as scheduled or with permission.
  10. 10
    To reserve or have a period of time as a vacation from work.
  11. 11
    To acquire (something) from (someone).
  12. 12
    To escape serious or severe consequences; to receive only mild or no punishment (or injuries, etc) for something one has done or been accused of.
  13. 13
    To help someone to escape serious or severe consequences and receive only mild or no punishment.
  14. 14
    To (write and) send (something); to discharge.
  15. 15
    To utter.
  16. 16
    To make (someone) fall asleep.
  17. 17
    To fall asleep.
  18. 18
    To excite or arouse, especially in a sexual manner, as to cause to experience orgasm.
  19. 19
    To experience great pleasure, especially sexual pleasure; in particular, to experience an orgasm.
  20. 20
    To masturbate.
  21. 21
    To kiss; to smooch.
  22. 22
    To get high (on a drug).
  23. 23
    To quit using a drug.
  24. 24
    To find enjoyment (in behaving in a presumptuous, rude, or intrusive manner).
  25. 25
    Indicates annoyance or dismissiveness.
  26. 26
    To achieve (a goal); to successfully perform.
  27. 27
    To steal (something).
  28. 28
    To perform a musical solo; to play music well.

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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 "get off"?
"get off" is spelled G-E-T- -O-F-F.
What does "get off" mean?
As a verb, "get off" means: To move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it.
What language does "get off" come from?
"get 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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Using “get off”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is G-E-T- -O-F-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list