make off
/ˌmeɪk ˈɒf/
"make-off" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“make 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 exit or depart; to run away.
Corpus desk
Index EN-make-off · make off · English
make 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 "M" 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 | make off |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˌmeɪk ˈɒf/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “make off” in English
Rare enough to double-check
make off is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ˌmeɪk ˈɒf/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
make off has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is make off, spelled M-A-K-E- -O-F-F.
Definition
- 1To exit or depart; to run away.
- 2To tie off, fix down or terminate the end of a rope, cable or thread.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how make off appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
As soon as he saw me, he turned around and made off down the road.
[H]e was so frightened, being new to the sight, that he made off again, and never stopped until he had run a mile or more.
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.