offhanded
/ɔfˈhændɪd/adjective
offhanded is spelled O-F-F-H-A-N-D-E-D: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, offhanded means “In a casual or curt style, without preparation or thought; impromptu, offhand” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in offhanded?
| Letters | 9: O-F-F-H-A-N-D-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th 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; 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 offhanded?
Offhanded appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th 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 offhanded?
- UK /ɒfˈhændɪd/
- US /ɔfˈhændɪd/
- /ɑfˈhændɪd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-offhanded.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with offhanded?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as offhanded from its last stressed vowel (/ændɪd/):
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).
Forms of offhanded
- more offhanded comparative
- most offhanded superlative
- off-handed
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does offhanded mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
In a casual or curt style, without preparation or thought; impromptu, offhand.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does offhanded come from?
Alteration of offhand, after off- + handed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).