miss off
"miss-off" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“miss 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 drop; leave off; omit.
Corpus desk
Index EN-miss-off · miss off · English
miss off · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | miss off |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “miss off” in English
Rare enough to double-check
miss off is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To drop; leave off; omit.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for miss off, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is miss off, spelled M-I-S-S- -O-F-F.
Definition
- 1To drop; leave off; omit.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how miss off appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The Chinese and Malays tend to miss off the 's' for plurals from words in English, making it sound quaint and unfinished.
I missed off the thing too about being a pretty good reader of human body language.
Antonyms
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.