diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index e4af88e2dbc..026dd222722 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ Metrics/ModuleLength:
     - 'spec/**/*.rb'
 
 Naming/InclusiveLanguage:
+  FlaggedTerms:
+    offence:
+      Suggestions:
+        - offense
   Exclude:
     - lib/rubocop/cop/naming/inclusive_language.rb
 
diff --git a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/cops_style.adoc b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/cops_style.adoc
index 3848a3fdea2..591a9292737 100644
--- a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/cops_style.adoc
+++ b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/cops_style.adoc
@@ -3330,7 +3330,7 @@ will not attempt to automatically add a binding, or add filename and
 line values.
 
 This cop works only when a string literal is given as a code string.
-No offence is reported if a string variable is given as below:
+No offense is reported if a string variable is given as below:
 
 === Examples
 
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/cop/layout/hash_alignment.rb b/lib/rubocop/cop/layout/hash_alignment.rb
index d94b5291fac..ff6c6b0daa9 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/cop/layout/hash_alignment.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/cop/layout/hash_alignment.rb
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ def on_hash(node)
           check_pairs(node)
         end
 
-        attr_accessor :offences_by, :column_deltas
+        attr_accessor :offenses_by, :column_deltas
 
         private
 
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ def autocorrect_incompatible_with_other_cops?(node)
         end
 
         def reset!
-          self.offences_by = {}
+          self.offenses_by = {}
           self.column_deltas = Hash.new { |hash, key| hash[key] = {} }
         end
 
@@ -248,33 +248,33 @@ def check_pairs(node)
             end
           end
 
-          add_offences
+          add_offenses
         end
 
-        def add_offences
-          kwsplat_offences = offences_by.delete(KeywordSplatAlignment)
-          register_offences_with_format(kwsplat_offences, KeywordSplatAlignment)
+        def add_offenses
+          kwsplat_offenses = offenses_by.delete(KeywordSplatAlignment)
+          register_offenses_with_format(kwsplat_offenses, KeywordSplatAlignment)
 
-          format, offences = offences_by.min_by { |_, v| v.length }
-          register_offences_with_format(offences, format)
+          format, offenses = offenses_by.min_by { |_, v| v.length }
+          register_offenses_with_format(offenses, format)
         end
 
-        def register_offences_with_format(offences, format)
-          (offences || []).each do |offence|
-            add_offense(offence, message: MESSAGES[format]) do |corrector|
-              delta = column_deltas[alignment_for(offence).first.class][offence]
+        def register_offenses_with_format(offenses, format)
+          (offenses || []).each do |offense|
+            add_offense(offense, message: MESSAGES[format]) do |corrector|
+              delta = column_deltas[alignment_for(offense).first.class][offense]
 
-              correct_node(corrector, offence, delta) unless delta.nil?
+              correct_node(corrector, offense, delta) unless delta.nil?
             end
           end
         end
 
         def check_delta(delta, node:, alignment:)
-          offences_by[alignment.class] ||= []
+          offenses_by[alignment.class] ||= []
           return if good_alignment? delta
 
           column_deltas[alignment.class][node] = delta
-          offences_by[alignment.class].push(node)
+          offenses_by[alignment.class].push(node)
         end
 
         def ignore_hash_argument?(node)
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/cop/layout/indentation_style.rb b/lib/rubocop/cop/layout/indentation_style.rb
index 130c2da0db0..acf21a925fb 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/cop/layout/indentation_style.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/cop/layout/indentation_style.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def on_new_investigation
           str_ranges = string_literal_ranges(processed_source.ast)
 
           processed_source.lines.each.with_index(1) do |line, lineno|
-            next unless (range = find_offence(line, lineno))
+            next unless (range = find_offense(line, lineno))
             next if in_string_literal?(str_ranges, range)
 
             add_offense(range) { |corrector| autocorrect(corrector, range) }
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def autocorrect(corrector, range)
           end
         end
 
-        def find_offence(line, lineno)
+        def find_offense(line, lineno)
           match = if style == :spaces
                     line.match(/\A\s*\t+/)
                   else
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/cop/style/eval_with_location.rb b/lib/rubocop/cop/style/eval_with_location.rb
index 47fd11336d6..2f9ff67762b 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/cop/style/eval_with_location.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/cop/style/eval_with_location.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ module Style
       #   RUBY
       #
       # This cop works only when a string literal is given as a code string.
-      # No offence is reported if a string variable is given as below:
+      # No offense is reported if a string variable is given as below:
       #
       # @example
       #   # not checked
diff --git a/spec/rubocop/cli/options_spec.rb b/spec/rubocop/cli/options_spec.rb
index f1ed8476c7f..bed23fbe71d 100644
--- a/spec/rubocop/cli/options_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rubocop/cli/options_spec.rb
@@ -1806,7 +1806,7 @@ def f
       $stdin = STDIN
     end
 
-    it 'prints offence reports to stderr and corrected code to stdout if --auto-correct-all and --stderr are used' do
+    it 'prints offense reports to stderr and corrected code to stdout if --auto-correct-all and --stderr are used' do
       $stdin = StringIO.new('p $/')
       argv   = ['--auto-correct-all',
                 '--only=Style/SpecialGlobalVars',
diff --git a/spec/rubocop/cop/lint/mixed_regexp_capture_types_spec.rb b/spec/rubocop/cop/lint/mixed_regexp_capture_types_spec.rb
index 2b80d385d53..e19a9466bd4 100644
--- a/spec/rubocop/cop/lint/mixed_regexp_capture_types_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rubocop/cop/lint/mixed_regexp_capture_types_spec.rb
@@ -37,38 +37,38 @@
   # For example, `/(?<foo>#{var}*)` is interpreted as `/(?<foo>*)`.
   # So it does not offense when variables are used in regexp literals.
   context 'when containing a non-regexp literal' do
-    it 'does not register an offence when containing a lvar' do
+    it 'does not register an offense when containing a lvar' do
       expect_no_offenses(<<~'RUBY')
         var = '(\d+)'
         /(?<foo>#{var}*)/
       RUBY
     end
 
-    it 'does not register an offence when containing a ivar' do
+    it 'does not register an offense when containing a ivar' do
       expect_no_offenses(<<~'RUBY')
         /(?<foo>#{@var}*)/
       RUBY
     end
 
-    it 'does not register an offence when containing a cvar' do
+    it 'does not register an offense when containing a cvar' do
       expect_no_offenses(<<~'RUBY')
         /(?<foo>#{@@var}*)/
       RUBY
     end
 
-    it 'does not register an offence when containing a gvar' do
+    it 'does not register an offense when containing a gvar' do
       expect_no_offenses(<<~'RUBY')
         /(?<foo>#{$var}*)/
       RUBY
     end
 
-    it 'does not register an offence when containing a method' do
+    it 'does not register an offense when containing a method' do
       expect_no_offenses(<<~'RUBY')
         /(?<foo>#{do_something}*)/
       RUBY
     end
 
-    it 'does not register an offence when containing a constant' do
+    it 'does not register an offense when containing a constant' do
       expect_no_offenses(<<~'RUBY')
         /(?<foo>#{CONST}*)/
       RUBY
diff --git a/spec/rubocop/cop/lint/out_of_range_regexp_ref_spec.rb b/spec/rubocop/cop/lint/out_of_range_regexp_ref_spec.rb
index 8023862e57f..f075eeecef3 100644
--- a/spec/rubocop/cop/lint/out_of_range_regexp_ref_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rubocop/cop/lint/out_of_range_regexp_ref_spec.rb
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
   # RuboCop does not know a value of variables that it will contain in the regexp literal.
   # For example, `/(?<foo>#{var}*)` is interpreted as `/(?<foo>*)`.
   # So it does not offense when variables are used in regexp literals.
-  it 'does not register an offence regexp containing non literal' do
+  it 'does not register an offense regexp containing non literal' do
     expect_no_offenses(<<~'RUBY')
       var = '(\d+)'
       /(?<foo>#{var}*)/ =~ "12"
diff --git a/spec/rubocop/cop/style/block_delimiters_spec.rb b/spec/rubocop/cop/style/block_delimiters_spec.rb
index bc51589c65e..51b9efe5281 100644
--- a/spec/rubocop/cop/style/block_delimiters_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rubocop/cop/style/block_delimiters_spec.rb
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@
       expect_no_offenses('each { |x| }')
     end
 
-    it 'registers an offence for a multi-line block with do-end' do
+    it 'registers an offense for a multi-line block with do-end' do
       expect_offense(<<~RUBY)
         each do |x|
              ^^ Prefer `{...}` over `do...end` for blocks.
diff --git a/spec/rubocop/cop/style/format_string_token_spec.rb b/spec/rubocop/cop/style/format_string_token_spec.rb
index be01da77205..99ce2c7ffa1 100644
--- a/spec/rubocop/cop/style/format_string_token_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rubocop/cop/style/format_string_token_spec.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         expect_no_offenses("format('%#{token}', foo)")
       end
 
-      it 'registers offence for dual unannotated' do
+      it 'registers offense for dual unannotated' do
         expect_offense(<<~RUBY)
           format('%#{token} %s', foo, bar)
                   ^^ Prefer [...]
diff --git a/spec/rubocop/result_cache_spec.rb b/spec/rubocop/result_cache_spec.rb
index 263012a4d4e..474d5fb0123 100644
--- a/spec/rubocop/result_cache_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rubocop/result_cache_spec.rb
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def abs(path)
 
     # Fixes https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop/issues/6274
     context 'when offenses are saved' do
-      context 'an offence with status corrected' do
+      context 'an offense with status corrected' do
         let(:offense) do
           RuboCop::Cop::Offense.new(
             :warning, location, 'unused var', 'Lint/UselessAssignment', :corrected
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def abs(path)
         end
       end
 
-      context 'an offence with status corrected_with_todo' do
+      context 'an offense with status corrected_with_todo' do
         let(:offense) do
           RuboCop::Cop::Offense.new(
             :warning, location, 'unused var', 'Lint/UselessAssignment', :corrected_with_todo
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def abs(path)
         end
       end
 
-      context 'an offence with status uncorrected' do
+      context 'an offense with status uncorrected' do
         let(:offense) do
           RuboCop::Cop::Offense.new(
             :warning, location, 'unused var', 'Lint/UselessAssignment', :uncorrected
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def abs(path)
         end
       end
 
-      context 'an offence with status unsupported' do
+      context 'an offense with status unsupported' do
         let(:offense) do
           RuboCop::Cop::Offense.new(
             :warning, location, 'unused var', 'Lint/UselessAssignment', :unsupported
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def abs(path)
         end
       end
 
-      context 'an offence with status new_status' do
+      context 'an offense with status new_status' do
         let(:offense) do
           RuboCop::Cop::Offense.new(
             :warning, location, 'unused var', 'Lint/UselessAssignment', :new_status