ofc
"ofc" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ofc” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #19,648) as an adverb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.
- #19,648
- frequency rank, English
- 1,431
- “O” headwords
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abbreviation of of course.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ofc · ofc · English
ofc · rank #19,648 · 0 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #19,648
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,431
- PHOTO-FINISH ollie
Nearest frequency peer: ollie (+1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbours of confusable “ofc”
Peers at similar corpus weight, separate from look-alike pairs below
- meddling
meddling
80,357 corpus weight
- Nadia
Nadia
80,356 corpus weight
- nods
nods
80,355 corpus weight
- ofc
ofc
80,353 corpus weight
- ollie
ollie
80,352 corpus weight
- omission
omission
80,351 corpus weight
What this shows Bars place “ofc” against nearest ranked English headwords, not a reprint of the confusable-pair desk.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ofc |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #19,648 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Corpus rank beside confusables of “ofc”
Easy to mix with look-alikes
The spelling risk for ofc is neighbouring look-alikes ("on", "or", …), not just typos; it is anadverb. Frequency #19,648 among 1,431 “O” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.
No generated misspelling entries exist for ofc in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "on", "or", "OH", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is ofc, spelled O-F-C.
Definition
- 1Abbreviation of of course.
- 2Abbreviation of of fucking course.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ofc appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Kristine Froseth plays a 26-year-old woman who is new to sex and starts an affair with her older boss. Ofc, drama ensues.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).