Which to use
“erhofft” is a verb and “erhoffte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,901
- “erhofft” frequency rank
- #22,325
- “erhoffte” frequency rank
- 35226
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erhofft | erhoffte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erhoffen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erhofft |
Where the eye mixes erhofft and erhoffte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: erhofft vs erhoffte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: erhofft is [ɛɐ̯ˈhɔft] while erhoffte is [ɛɐ̯ˈhɔftə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “erhofft” sits inside “erhoffte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35226, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erhofft is recorded at frequency rank #12,901, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhɔft]. erhoffte is at rank #22,325, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhɔftə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 35226, this pair ranks #1,644,990 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erhofft vs erhoffte
Shared letters: efhort. Private to "erhofft": -. Private to "erhoffte": -.
"erhofft" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC · "erhoffte" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "erhofft" and "erhoffte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "erhofft" or "erhoffte" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "erhofft" and "erhoffte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erhofft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erhoffte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,644,990 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erhofft" and "erhoffte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erhoffte vs eröffne". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,644,990 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.