You're pretending to scoff at him vs You're pretending to scoff on him

The correct phrase is 'you're pretending to scoff at him.' 'At' is the preposition commonly used after the verb 'scoff' to indicate the target of the action. 'On' is not the appropriate preposition to use in this context.

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You're pretending to scoff at him

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to describe someone pretending to mock or show contempt for another person.

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Look at him... (Scoffs) pretending like he's have the time of his life.
And that is nothing to scoff at.
Come on, Holly. 8% is nothing to scoff at.
He's nothing to scoff at.
Brad and Jane, building a stable marriage through wordplay is nothing to scoff at.
But who are we... who are we to scoff at such things?
I know you're just pretending to be my friend again.
You're someone else pretending to be their daughter.
Because Victoria hates me, and you're pretending to be me.
Pretending to admit you're wrong.
You're still just a shepherd pretending to be a prince.
Why you're suddenly pretending to be my father.
Try one where you're pretending to swing a tennis racquet.
You're already pretending to be a sorcerer.
Ruxin, you're pretending to be kosher.
So you're saying he's pretending to be a gangbanger.
I don't understand why you're still pretending to be a therapist.
No, you're pretending to be fine.
I know you're just pretending to forget.
You're an actress pretending to be one.

You're pretending to scoff on him

This phrase is incorrect in English.

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Look at him... (Scoffs) pretending like he's have the time of his life.
I know you're just pretending to be my friend again.
You're someone else pretending to be their daughter.
Because Victoria hates me, and you're pretending to be me.
Pretending to admit you're wrong.
You're still just a shepherd pretending to be a prince.
Why you're suddenly pretending to be my father.
Try one where you're pretending to swing a tennis racquet.
You're already pretending to be a sorcerer.
Ruxin, you're pretending to be kosher.
So you're saying he's pretending to be a gangbanger.
I don't understand why you're still pretending to be a therapist.
No, you're pretending to be fine.
I know you're just pretending to forget.
You're an actress pretending to be one.
Because you're pretending to read.
You're pretending to be studying hard.
You're pretending to be his dead wife.
- You're pretending to be someone else.
Anyway, you're just pretending to read.

Alternatives:

you're pretending to scoff at him
you're pretending to mock him
you're pretending to show contempt for him
you're pretending to belittle him
you're pretending to deride him

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You're pretending to scoff at him vs You're pretending to scoff on him