Which to use
“och” is a conjunction and “off” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,829
- “och” frequency rank
- #5,054
- “off” frequency rank
- 54883
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | och | off |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Et. | Hors antenne ; non diffusé. |
Letter map: och vs off
Shared letters muted; letters that set och and off apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - och and off
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: och is aconjunction and offanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54883, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
och is recorded at frequency rank #49,829, classified as aconj. off is at rank #5,054, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɔf\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 54883, this pair ranks #131,050 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of och vs off
Shared letters: o. Private to "och": ch. Private to "off": f.
"och" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "off" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "och" for "off" ever safe?
Which is more common, "och" or "off"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "och" and "off".
- Full dictionary entry for "och" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "off" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #131,050 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "och" and "off" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "och vs oim". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #131,050 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.