odds
/ɑdz/noun
odds is spelled O-D-D-S: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears 19 times per million words in written English, the 4,444th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, odds means “The ratio of the probability of an event happening to that of it not happening” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in odds?
| Letters | 4: O-D-D-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 19 times per million words; the 4,444th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is odds?
Odds appears 19 times per million words in written English, the 4,444th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce odds?
- US /ɑdz/
- UK /ɒdz/
Odds has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-odds.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with odds?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as odds from its last stressed vowel (/ɑdz/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does odds mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The ratio of the probability of an event happening to that of it not happening.
I'd say the odds are strongly in favor of the sun rising tomorrow morning.
- 2
The ratio of winnings to stake in betting situations.
I looked at the odds given by all bookmakers.
- 3
An advantage given to a weaker opponent in order to equalize the game when playing casually, usually by removing one of the stronger player's pieces or by giving the weaker player more time.
She beat me with knight odds but lost with rook odds.
- 4
plural of odd
noun
- 1
plural of ODD
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Odds in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chances |
| German | Wahrscheinlichkeit , Gewinnquote |
| Portuguese | chances |
| Spanish | probabilidad |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does odds come from?
From odd (“uneven, strange”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).