offrir

\ɔ.fʁiʁ\

/\ɔ.fʁiʁ\/ verb

The verdict

“offrir” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,569. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,569
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Présenter quelque chose à quelqu’un, en souhaitant qu’il l’accepte.

Corpus desk

Index FR-offrir · offrir · French

offrir · rank #1,569 · 7 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,569
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH mardi

Nearest frequency peer: mardi (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “offrir”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “offrir” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

offrir vs ouvrir
67% similar
offrir vs offrira
86% similar
offrir vs offrirai
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for offrir
PropertyValue
Headwordoffrir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɔ.fʁiʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,569
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “offrir” se place dans la fréquence du français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).offrirse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « mardi » (#1,568), « prennent » (#1,570), « malheureusement » (#1,567). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around offrir (IPA \ɔ.fʁiʁ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,569 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for offrir, with forms such as "fofrir", "offirr", and "offrirr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "ouvrir", "offrira", "offrirai", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is offrir, spelled O-F-F-R-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Présenter quelque chose à quelqu’un, en souhaitant qu’il l’accepte.
  2. 2
    Proposer les services d’une personne.
  3. 3
    Faire une offrande ou un don en hommage à un dieu (ou à Dieu).
  4. 4
    Présenter à Dieu, en expiation de ses péchés.
  5. 5
    Proposer.
  6. 6
    Proposer de donner ou de faire à telle ou telle condition.
  7. 7
    Présenter à la vue ou à l’esprit.
  8. 8
    Présenter à l'usage.
  9. 9
    Se payer quelque chose.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how offrir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Je lui eusse offert un de ces londrès de choix dont ma sacoche est largement approvisionnée.
  2. Contre toute attente, cette proposition n'est pas du goût du shah qui préfère s'en aller cette fois encore, après avoir cependant offert un plateau de fruits aux tentatrices. Autre pays, autres mœurs.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fofrir
  • offirr
  • offrirr
  • offrri
  • offrrir
  • ofrfir
  • ofrir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of offrir - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

fofrir2offirr2offrirr1offrri2offrrir1ofrfir2ofrir1
Edit distance from "offrir"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "offrir"?
"offrir" is spelled O-F-F-R-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.fʁiʁ\.
What does "offrir" mean?
As a verb, "offrir" means: Présenter quelque chose à quelqu’un, en souhaitant qu’il l’accepte.
What words are commonly confused with "offrir"?
"offrir" is commonly confused with "ouvrir", "offrira", "offrirai". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "offrir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "offrir" is \ɔ.fʁiʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "offrir" come from?
"offrir" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "offrir", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

You've looked up "offrir". Here's where to go from here.

  • "offrir" maps to 7 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "ouvrir". View pair
  • 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #1,569 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "O" letter cohort. O–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list