Is the t silent in the word often?

Answer 1

Many sources believe that pronouncing the T (off-ten) is an overcorrection (or an affectation), and that the correct pronunciation is with a silent T to rhyme with "soften."

Both pronunciations are considered acceptable. In the US, however, the silent T pronunciation (of-fen) is preferred by a majority of English speakers.

Answer 2

That last guy is an idiot, it's pronunciation is [aw-fuhn] or if you want to get into the misconceived pronunciation [aw-ftuhn]

It is "offen" The t has been silent for hundreds of years. Pronouncing it off-ten is a literate genteelism, that is a mistake made while trying to avoid making a mistake.

This guy is correct. The "t" is silent. I do not know why people answer these questions when they are completely wrong.

Answer 3

The corrrect prounciation for the word "often" is: Off, as in turn the lights off; ten, the number or sometimes pronounced "den" for the word "often".

Answer 4

no it does not (off-tin)

Answer 5

Yes. Oft is to Often as Soft is to Soften

Answer 6

off-tin