pickoff
noun
pickoff is spelled P-I-C-K-O-F-F: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pickoff means “A play in which a pitcher throws a live ball to a fielder so that the fielder can tag out a baserunner who has moved away from the base” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pickoff is pickoffs.
How many letters and syllables are in pickoff?
| Letters | 7: P-I-C-K-O-F-F |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is pickoff?
Pickoff appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th 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).
Forms of pickoff
- pickoffs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pickoff mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A play in which a pitcher throws a live ball to a fielder so that the fielder can tag out a baserunner who has moved away from the base
- 2
The rescue of a stranded caver from a rope, returning them to the ground.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pickoff come from?
Deverbal from pick off.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).