turnoff
noun
turnoff is spelled T-U-R-N-O-F-F: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, turnoff means “Alternative spelling of turn-off” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of turnoff is turnoffs.
How many letters and syllables are in turnoff?
| Letters | 7: T-U-R-N-O-F-F |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 51,738th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is turnoff?
Turnoff appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th 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 turnoff?
Turnoff 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).
Words people confuse with turnoff
Also written: turn-off (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of turnoff
- turnoffs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does turnoff mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of turn-off.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does turnoff come from?
Deverbal from turn off.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).