oftentimes

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oftentimes

/ˈɒf.ənˌtaɪmz/ UK
/ˈɒf.tənˌtaɪmz/ UK
/ˈɔf.ənˌtaɪmz/ US
/ˈɔf.tənˌtaɪmz/ US
/ˈɑf.ənˌtaɪmz/ cot caught merger
/ˈɑf.tənˌtaɪmz/ cot caught merger

Where it comes from

Inherited from Middle English oftentymes. By surface analysis, oftentime + -s. Compare oftentime.

Compare also German oftmals, Middle French souventesfois.

adverb

US, not comparable Frequently; often. But because this is oftentimes dangerous, and much hurt hath been received thereby through casualty of fire, I advise the sticking four stakes into the earth, at least five feet above the ground […]
Similar: oftentime, ofttimes, oftwhiles, often

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: ofttimes, oft, often, frequently, commonly, oftenly, unseldom, occasionably, frequentatively, continually, every second, commonlie, occasionally, regular, habitually, unfrequently

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adv frequently

Español	frecuentemente
Français	souventesfois, souventefois, souvent
Deutsch	oftmals, oft
Italiano	frequentemente
Română	frecvent, deseori
Русский	ча́сто částo
العربية	كَثِيرَ المَرَاتِ kaṯīra l-marāti

adv repeatedly

Español	reiteradamente, repetidamente
Italiano	ripetutamente
Română	repetat
Русский	многокра́тно mnogokrátno

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@misc{oftentimes_2026,
  title = {oftentimes},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oftentimes},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}