miss off

verb

"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.

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

Long-tail rank of “miss off” in English

miss offsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

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

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

  1. 1
    To drop; leave off; omit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The Chinese and Malays tend to miss off the 's' for plurals from words in English, making it sound quaint and unfinished.
  2. I missed off the thing too about being a pretty good reader of human body language.

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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 "miss off"?
"miss off" is spelled M-I-S-S- -O-F-F.
What does "miss off" mean?
As a verb, "miss off" means: To drop; leave off; omit.
What language does "miss off" come from?
"miss off" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list