Which to use
“off” is an adverb and “ons” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,093
- “off” frequency rank
- #48,564
- “ons” frequency rank
- 51657
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | off | ons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | de maneira distanciada | pronome pessoal neutro do caso nominativo da terceira pessoa do plural |
Letter map: off vs ons
Shared letters muted; letters that set off and ons apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for off / ons
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: off is anadverb and onsapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51657, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
off is recorded at frequency rank #3,093, classified as anadv. ons is at rank #48,564, tagged as apron, pronounced /ons/.
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 51657, this pair ranks #13,426 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of off vs ons
Shared letters: o. Private to "off": f. Private to "ons": ns.
"off" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "ons" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "off" for "ons" ever safe?
Frequency check: "off" vs "ons" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "off" vs "ons" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "off" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,426 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "off" and "ons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oni vs ons". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #13,426 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.