oft

/ɔft/

adverb A1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Meaning

manchmal (sometimes) sits further down the frequency scale than oft — a habit that happens sometimes is far from one that happens often.

Similar in other languages

French

souvent is the French word for the same thing — both mean "often."

1 What does oft mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir gehen ___ ins Kino.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches oft?

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Last updated 2026-09-16