take off
verb
take off is spelled T-A-K-E-O-F-F: 7 letters. As a verb, take off means “To remove” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in take off?
| Letters | 7: T-A-K-E-O-F-F |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); 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).
How do you pronounce take off?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-take_off.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with take off
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: takeoff (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of take off
- takes off present, singular, he/she/it
- taking off participle, present
- took off past
- taken off participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does take off mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To remove.
He took off his shoes.
- 2
To imitate (somebody), often in a satirical manner.
- 3
To leave the ground and ascend into the air or into flight.
The plane has been cleared to take off from runway 3.
- 4
To stand up on a surfboard and begin to surf a breaking wave.
- 5
To become successful, to flourish.
The business has really taken off this year and has made quite a profit.
- 6
To depart.
I'm going to take off now.
- 7
To quantify.
I'll take off the concrete and steel for this construction project.
- 8
To absent oneself from (work or other responsibility), especially with permission.
If you take off for Thanksgiving you must work Christmas and vice versa.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of takeoff.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Take off in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | enlever, ôter , décoller, prendre son vol, prendre son essor |
| German | ausziehen, loslösen, abziehen, ablegen, abnehmen , starten |
| Portuguese | tirar , decolar, descolar, levantar voo , deslanchar , folgar |
| Spanish | quitarse , despegar, decolar , tener éxito, empezar a rendir, llegar a cuajar |
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 take off come from?
Deverbal from take off.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).