give off
/ɡɪv ɒf/
"give-off" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“give 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 emit; to produce and send forth; to come across in some manner.
Corpus desk
Index EN-give-off · give off · English
give 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 "G" 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 | give off |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɡɪv ɒf/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “give off” in English
Rare enough to double-check
give off is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ɡɪv ɒf/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for give off, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From give and off. The correct English form is give off, spelled G-I-V-E- -O-F-F.
Definition
- 1To emit; to produce and send forth; to come across in some manner.
- 2To fuss or whine.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how give off appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The substance was giving off smoke.
I left because she gave off a sense of impatience with me.
Etymology
From give and off.
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.