často
[ˈt͡ʃastɔ]
The verdict
“často” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in kurzer Zeit sich wiederholend; oft, oftmals, häufig
Corpus desk
Index DE-casto · často · German
často · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Č" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | často |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˈt͡ʃastɔ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „často“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
často is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈt͡ʃastɔ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for často in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is často, spelled Č-A-S-T-O.
Definition
- 1in kurzer Zeit sich wiederholend; oft, oftmals, häufig
- 2in vielen Fällen; oft, oftmals, häufig
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how často appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dělají to často.
Podléška často roste pod lískami.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.