odavsoffWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: oda is a noun, off is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“oda” is a noun and “off” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#38,458
“oda” frequency rank
#5,054
“off” frequency rank
43512
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature oda off
Definition Poil. Hors antenne ; non diffusé.

Letter map: oda vs off

Shared letters muted; letters that set oda and off apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
oda
3 ch
off

Grammar separator: oda vs off

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: oda is anoun and offanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43512, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

oda is recorded at frequency rank #38,458, classified as anoun. 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 43512, this pair ranks #217,488 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of oda vs off

Shared letters: o. Private to "oda": ad. Private to "off": f.

"oda" · 3 letters · shape VCV  ·  "off" · 3 letters · shape VCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "oda" for "off" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "oda" is a noun and "off" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "oda" or "off"?
"off" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,054 in our French list, against #38,458 for "oda". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "oda" vs "off" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "oda" 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 #217,488 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "oda" and "off" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "och vs oda". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #217,488 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list