Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ofer

/ˈoʊfɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables: ofer
IPA: /ˈoʊfɚ/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of oh for.

noun

name

A male given name of Hebrew origin.

Etymology

From OF (“outfield”) + -er.

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: עֹפֶר

Inflected Forms

ofers (plural)

Rhymes With

gopher hofer loafer sofer hoefer

Questions

How do you pronounce ofer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊfɚ/.
What does ofer mean?: Alternative form of oh for.
Where does ofer come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

How to pronounce ofer

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