# Ofsted vs often

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Ofsted
*name · IPA /ˈɒf.stɛd/ · frequency rank #34,999*
Acronym of Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills: the non-ministerial government department of His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England (HMCI).

### often
*adverb · IPA /ˈɒfən/ · frequency rank #379*
Frequently; many times on different occasions.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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