German adverb · CEFR A1

oft

Meaning in English: often

Rank 259 of 5,000adverbLevel A12 forms in the list
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Example

Wir gehen oft am Fluss spazieren.

We often go for walks by the river.

Forms of oft in the top 5,000

These forms of oft are in the top 5,000 as well — German adds endings for gender, case and number:

öfter#3,453
more often; quite oftenA2

Du solltest öfter eine Pause machen.
You should take a break more often.

How common is oft?

oft is number 259 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 331 times per million words — about once every 3,000 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 53% of the words in an ordinary German text. A1 means a beginner word, usually met in the first weeks of learning.

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 255der Ortplace, village
  2. 256findetfinds; thinks; takes place
  3. 257deutlichclear, distinct; considerably
  4. 258mirme, to me (dative)
  5. 259oftoften
  6. 260nutzento use; to benefit
  7. 261wichtigimportant
  8. 262ihmhim, to him; it (dative)
  9. 263sogareven

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