Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

offence

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables
of-fence
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada standard spelling of offense.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

offences (plural)

Derived Forms

offenceful offenceless reoffence

Phrases

arrestable offence cognisable offence cognizable offence self-offence

Synonyms

offense offensive discourtesy offensive activity umbrage

Questions

What does offence mean?
UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada standard spelling of offense.

How to pronounce offence

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