# offer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɒfə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #951

## Definitions
1. A proposal that has been made.
2. Something put forth, bid, proffered or tendered.
3. An invitation to enter into a binding contract communicated to another party which contains terms sufficiently definite to create an enforceable contract if the other party accepts the invitation.

## Etymology
From Middle English offer, from Old English offrian (“offer or make a sacrifice”) rather than from Old French offre (“offer”), from offrir (“to offer”), from Latin offerō (“to present, bring before”). Compare North Frisian offer (“sacrifice, donation, fee”), Dutch offer (“offering, sacrifice”), German Opfer (“victim, sacrifice”), Danish offer (“victim, sacrifice”), Icelandic offr (“offering”). See verb below.

## Easily confused with
- **over** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/offer-vs-over)
- **omer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/offer-vs-omer)
- **other** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/offer-vs-other)
- **order** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/offer-vs-order)
- **often** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/offer-vs-often)
- **older** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/offer-vs-older)
- **owner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/offer-vs-owner)
- **outer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/offer-vs-outer)
- **otter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/offer-vs-otter)
- **offers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/offer-vs-offers)
- **offset** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/offer-vs-offset)
- **officer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/offer-vs-officer)
- **offered** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/offer-vs-offered)
- **off** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/off-vs-offer)
- **Oder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oder-vs-offer)
- **offend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/offend-vs-offer)

## Common misspellings (5)
`fofer`, `ofefr`, `ofer`, `offerr`, `offre`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/offer