how to pronounce offhand

/ˈɔːfˈhænd/

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offhand is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of offhand in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… is the offhand apology if i offended …”

meaning of offhand

Offhand means without preparation or forethought.

offhand frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word offhand occurs in english on average 0.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics offhand can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that offhand can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) people, society, and culture;