Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

offworld

/ɒfˈwɜː(ɹ)ld/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables: of-f-world
IPA: /ɒfˈwɜː(ɹ)ld/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

adv

Away from Earth.

Example Sentences

"She invested in an offworld mining company."
"The would-be astronauts had not been offworld yet."

Etymology

From off- + world, by analogy with offshore.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: off

Inflected Forms

off-world (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

otherworldly

Questions

How do you pronounce offworld?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɒfˈwɜː(ɹ)ld/.
What does offworld mean?: Not on Earth.
Where does offworld come from?: From off- + world, by analogy with offshore.

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