ofttimes
"ofttimes" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ofttimes” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (elsewhere, archaic) Often, frequently.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ofttimes · ofttimes · English
ofttimes · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | ofttimes |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “ofttimes” in English
Rare enough to double-check
ofttimes is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(elsewhere, archaic) Often, frequently.".
No misspelling variants are generated for ofttimes 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.
Etymologically, the entry records: From oft + times. The correct English form is ofttimes, spelled O-F-T-T-I-M-E-S.
Definition
- 1(elsewhere, archaic) Often, frequently.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ofttimes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The victim is an irresistable, insane subject of the peculiar trance, oblivious to his acts, and ofttimes unconscious of them afterward. During the attack he is in no way the same actor.
Etymology
From oft + times.
Synonyms
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.