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How to pronounce offs

Say it like AWFS. Offs is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

VoiceSpeed
US American/ɔfs/AWFS
UK British/ɒfs/OFS
  • AWFS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Offs pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. AWFSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "aw" in law.

American vs British pronunciation of offs

American and British speakers say offs in essentially the same way: /ɔfs/ in the US and /ɒfs/ in the UK.

British respelling: OFS.

What does offs mean?

verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of off How to pronounce off

Questions about saying offs

How do you pronounce offs?

Say AWFS. The American pronunciation is /ɔfs/. In British English it is /ɒfs/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in offs?

Offs is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: AWFS.

Do Americans and Brits say offs the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /ɔfs/ and the British form is /ɒfs/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).