oftmals
[ˈɔftmaːls]
The verdict
“oftmals” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,676. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #3,676
- frequency rank, German
- 14,908
- “O” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - relativ häufig
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | oftmals |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˈɔftmaːls] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #3,676 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “oftmals” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around oftmals (IPA [ˈɔftmaːls]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #3,676 among 14,908 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "relativ häufig".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for oftmals, with forms such as "fotmals", "offtmals", and "ofmtals". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is oftmals, spelled O-F-T-M-A-L-S.
Definition
- 1relativ häufig
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- fotmals
- offtmals
- ofmtals
- oftamls
- oftmalls
- oftmalss
- oftmasl
- oftmlas
- oftmmals
- ofttmals
- otfmals
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of oftmals - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “oftmals”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is O-F-T-M-A-L-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɔftmaːls] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.