offal
/ˈɒfəl/noun
offal is spelled O-F-F-A-L: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, offal means “The internal organs of an animal (entrails or innards), used as food” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of offal is offals.
How many letters and syllables are in offal?
| Letters | 5: O-F-F-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,337th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is offal?
Offal appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th 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 offal?
- UK /ˈɒfəl/
- British /ˈɔfəl/
- /ˈɔfəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-I_learned_some_phrases-offal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of offal
- offals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does offal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The internal organs of an animal (entrails or innards), used as food.
- 2
A by-product of the grain milling process, which may include bran, husks, etc.
- 3
A dead body; carrion.
- 4
That which is thrown away as worthless or unfit for use; refuse; rubbish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Offal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | abats |
| Portuguese | miúdo , miúdos, cabidela, fressura, bofes |
| Spanish | despojos, menudencia, desperdicios |
| German | Innereien |
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 offal come from?
From Middle English offal, offall, offalle (“offal, refuse, scrap waste”), equivalent to off- + fall. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Oufal (“offal”), West Frisian ôffal (“offal”), Dutch afval (“waste, refuse”), German Low German Offall (“offal”), German Abfall (“waste, refuse”), Danish affald (“waste, refuse”), Swedish avfall (“waste, refuse”), Old English offeallan (“to cut off”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).