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This is not the most mispronounced word in the English language as someone defined it. According to Longman Pronunciation Dictionary, the word "often" can be pronounced with the "t" (like off-ten) or without the "t" (oh-ffen).

Many speakers use both the form without t and the form with it. Preference polls. Br. no t 73%, with t 27%. American English, no t 78%, with 22 %. (Longman Pronunciation Dictionary).
A: How often do you check pronunciation dictionaries?
B: Not very often.
A: You should do it oftener.
Often by sil86 December 17, 2013
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This is one of the most mispronounced words in the English Language. It should rhyme with "coffin". It isn't "off-ten".
Person A: How off-ten do you read?
Person B: Apparently you read too much, since it is "often", not "off-ten"!
Person B: (writes "listen" on a piece of paper) How to you pronounce this word?
A: Listen. it has a silent T.
B: Then why do you pronounce it in "often"?
often by Urine Corporation March 31, 2013
Until I was 4 months away from my 7th birthday, I often couldn’t strip of my boxer brief undies!
often by Turo Fernandez June 6, 2020

Often-Wrong: Never-in-Doubt 

When someone is sure of their opinion, but unopen to facts, truth, and light entering their mind, heart, and soul.
Patty complained that I like to check facts, but she prefers to trust her instincts. She is often-wrong: never-in-doubt.

often shortened to: "what's your 20?"

As in "What's your location?" Truckers ask other truckers this question in an attempt to triangulate smokey's location.
Bud says, "Jed, you might wanna mind your meter, the bear is round the bend."

Jed says, "that's a 10-4, whats your 20"?

Bud: marker 27.

Jed: I got my eyes on.

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often shortened to: "what's your 20?" or just 20? when texting

often the least 

This is Trumpspeak for "usually the most," since Trump only knows two degrees, most and least.
I am often the least racist person that anybody is going to meet.
often the least by Catty McGee January 26, 2018

Once too often 

If you do something once too often it means that you have repeated an action which is bad, stupid or dangerous with an unpleasant end result. So you end up looking a complete wanker, in A & E with serious injuries or someone is totally pissed off with you to an extent which is going to be detrimental to your health and wellbeing.
He’s pissed them off once too often, they’re going to put the fucker on crutches.
Once too often by AKACroatalin December 14, 2016
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