# oft vs often

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### oft
*adverb · IPA /ɔft/ · frequency rank #21,016*
often; frequently; not rarely

### 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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