# offshoot

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɔf.ʃuːt/ · frequency rank #29,767

## Definitions
1. Something which shoots off or separates from a main stem or branch of a plant.
2. Something which develops from something else.

## Etymology
From off- + shoot.

## Easily confused with
- **offshore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/offshoot-vs-offshore)

## Common misspellings (10)
`fofshoot`, `offhsoot`, `offshhoot`, `offshoott`, `offshot`, `offshoto`, `offsohot`, `offsshoot`, `ofsfhoot`, `ofshoot`

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