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often times

often times is the misspelling of oftentimes.

Meaning of oftentimes

Adverb

oftentimes (not comparable)

  1. (US, elsewhere archaic) 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 […]1804, Robert Wissett, On the Cultivation and Preparation of Hemp

Questions about often times

What is often times the misspelling of?
Often times is the misspelling of oftentimes.

Words near often times in the dictionary

  1. oft-time
  2. oft-times
  3. oft-used
  4. oft.
  5. often
  6. often times
  7. often wrong, never in doubt
  8. oftener
  9. oftenest
  10. oftenly
  11. oftenness

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