Which to use
“od” is a noun and “off” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,066
- “od” frequency rank
- #5,054
- “off” frequency rank
- 30120
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | od | off |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Désigne un fluide, sorte de force vitale qui selon Karl von Reichenbach, émanerait des êtres humains. | Hors antenne ; non diffusé. |
Where the eye mixes od and off
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: od vs off
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: od is \ɔd\ while off is \ɔf\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30120, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
od is recorded at frequency rank #25,066, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɔd\. 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 30120, this pair ranks #312,378 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of od vs off
Shared letters: o. Private to "od": d. Private to "off": f.
"od" · 2 letters · shape VC · "off" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "od" for "off" ever safe?
Which is more common, "od" or "off"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "od" and "off" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "od" 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 #312,378 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "od" and "off" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "och vs od". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #312,378 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.