offline
/ɔfˈlaɪn/adjective, adverb, verb
offline is spelled O-F-F-L-I-N-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 5.5 times per million words in written English, the 10,519th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, offline means “Of a system, currently not connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. For example, a power plant which is not connected to the grid, or…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in offline?
| Letters | 7: O-F-F-L-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.5 times per million words; the 10,519th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is offline?
Offline appears 5.5 times per million words in written English, the 10,519th 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 offline?
- UK /ɒfˈlaɪn/
- US /ɔfˈlaɪn/
- /ɑfˈlaɪn/
Offline has 2 syllables (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)-Vealhurl-offline.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with offline
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: off-line (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with offline?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as offline from its last stressed vowel (/aɪn/):
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 offline
- off-line
- off line rare
- offlines present, singular, he/she/it
- offlining participle, present
- offlined participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does offline mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of a system, currently not connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. For example, a power plant which is not connected to the grid, or a computer which is not connected to the Internet or to any other communications service.
I saved the web pages so I could read them later offline.
- 2
Happening in the physical world (the real world) as opposed to on the internet.
offline meetings
adverb
- 1
While offline; with an offline system.
- 2
slangOutside the current meeting, in a more private setting.
verb
- 1
To take (a system, etc.) offline; to demote from an active or online state.
- 2
To raid another player's base while that player is not currently playing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Offline in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of a system, not connected to a larger network:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | hors ligne, offline |
| German | offline |
| Portuguese | fora de linha, offline |
| Spanish | offline, fuera de línea |
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 offline come from?
From off- + line.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).