Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on the off chance

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.17 in modern English

Syllables
on the of-f chance
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Hoping that (something is the case), even if it is unlikely.

Etymology

From off chance.

Inflected Forms

on the off-chance (alternative)

Questions

What does on the off chance mean?
Hoping that (something is the case), even if it is unlikely.
Where does on the off chance come from?
From off chance.

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