oft
German, adverb/ɔft/
oft is spelled O-F-T (3 letters) and appears 302 times per million words in written German, the 310th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Oft is a German adverb meaning “often” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “viele Male (zu verschiedenen Zeiten)”.
What does oft mean in English?
adverb
- 1
often
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. viele Male (zu verschiedenen Zeiten) 2. in vielen Fällen 3. in hoher Frequenz
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of oft
- öfter comparative
- am öftesten superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce oft?
- /ɔft/
- [ɔft]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to oft
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is oft in German?
oft appears 302 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).