offtake
verb, noun
offtake is spelled O-F-F-T-A-K-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, offtake means “To take off; take away, remove” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in offtake?
| Letters | 7: O-F-F-T-A-K-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 offtake?
Offtake appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th 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).
What rhymes with offtake?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as offtake.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: takeoff.
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 offtake
- offtakes present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- offtaking participle, present
- offtook past
- offtaken participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does offtake mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To take off; take away, remove.
- 2
To take out or remove commodities from a market, usually through purchasing them.
noun
- 1
A point or channel of drainage or off-flow; offlet.
- 2
The removal of oil (or an industrial chemical) from a storage facility.
- 3
An act of taking off; specifically, the taking away or purchase of goods.
- 4
Something taken off; a deduction.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does offtake come from?
From Middle English oftaken, equivalent to off- + take.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).