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more often vs most often

The phrases are both correct, but they would be used in dissimilar contexts. 'More often' is used to compare two things in terms of frequency, while 'most often' is used to indicate the highest frequency among a group of things. Therefore, they are not directly comparable as they serve different purposes.
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more often

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to compare the frequency of two things.

Use 'more often' when you want to compare the frequency of two actions, events, or situations. It indicates that one occurs with greater frequency than the other.

Examples:

  • I go to the gym more often than I go running.
  • She checks her email more often than she checks her phone messages.
  • 2. as often as not, quite frequently. 3. every so often, at intervals. 4. more often than not, in more than half the instances. adjective. 5. (archaic) repeated; frequent.
  • more often than not. star. see definition of more often than not. Font size. X. Aa. Aa. Aa. Aa. Aa. show. all, adverb. as in commonly; as in usually; as in habitually ...
  • Feb 10, 2016 ... Definition of “more often than not” - English Dictionary. English ... usually: In ​ winter it rains a lot, and more often than not, you're ​carrying an ...
  • Also, often as not. Fairly frequently, more than or at least half the time, as in More often than not we'll have dinner in the den, or Dean and Chris agree on travel ...

Alternatives:

  • frequently
  • more frequently
  • with greater frequency
  • on a more regular basis
  • more commonly

most often

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate the highest frequency among a group of things.

Use 'most often' when you want to specify the action, event, or situation that occurs with the highest frequency among a group. It implies a comparison within a set of options.

Examples:

  • He most often chooses to work from home.
  • The team most often meets on Fridays.
  • most often. star. see definition of most often. Font size. X. Aa. Aa. Aa. Aa. Aa. show. all, adjective ... Synonyms for most often. adv generally, mainly. chiefly star  ...
  • Jan 11, 2016 ... But in reviewing numbers, we've found a few that have popped up in Powerball most often. In fact, if your strategy is to pick the most common ...
  • Jan 9, 2016 ... So which numbers are chosen most often in the Powerball lottery, and ... of the main numbers (white balls) that have come up most often in the ...
  • Jan 9, 2016 ... So which numbers are chosen most often in the Powerball lottery, ... numbers ( white balls) that have come up most often in the history of the ...

Alternatives:

  • usually
  • typically
  • commonly
  • frequently chosen
  • regularly

Related Comparisons

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