Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oftentimes

/ˈɔf.ənˌtaɪmz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables: of-ten-times
IPA: /ˈɔf.ənˌtaɪmz/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Frequently; often.

American usage

Example Sentences

"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 […]"
"Pique and linen also accented several coats and oftentimes were both detachable and formed an overcollar covering a collar made from the coat fabric."
"Over the past decade, the very nature of organized crime has changed, with many groups diversifying their income beyond drug trafficking, and large cartels splintering into smaller, oftentimes more nimble groups."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English oftentymes. By surface analysis, oftentime + -s. Compare oftentime. Compare also German oftmals, Middle French souventesfois.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: oftentymes

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɔf.ənˌtaɪmz/
British English: /ˈɒf.ənˌtaɪmz/

Usage

American usage

Synonyms

oftentime ofttimes oftwhiles often frequently oft

Questions

How do you pronounce oftentimes?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɔf.ənˌtaɪmz/.
What does oftentimes mean?: Frequently; often.
Where does oftentimes come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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