Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

off chance

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.18 in modern English

Syllables
of-f chance
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A possibility that is not likely or probable.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From off + chance.

Inflected Forms

off chances (plural) off-chance (alternative) offchance (alternative)

Phrases

on the off chance

Questions

What does off chance mean?
A possibility that is not likely or probable.
Where does off chance come from?
From off + chance.

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