Which to use
“erhofft” and “erhört” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,901
- “erhofft” frequency rank
- #35,748
- “erhört” frequency rank
- 48649
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erhofft | erhört |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erhoffen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erhören |
Where the eye mixes erhofft and erhört
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. erhofft runs 7 letters (VCCVCCC) against erhört's 6 (VCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between erhofft and erhört
A purely visual mix-up. erhofft ([ɛɐ̯ˈhɔft]) and erhört ([ɛɐ̯ˈhøːɐ̯t]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48649, 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]. erhört is at rank #35,748, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhøːɐ̯t].
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 48649, this pair ranks #1,240,737 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erhofft vs erhört
Shared letters: ehrt. Private to "erhofft": fo. Private to "erhört": ö.
"erhofft" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC · "erhört" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erhofft ← ehrofft · erhfoft · erhhofft · erhofftt · erhoft · erhoftf · erohfft · errhofft
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erhofft" for "erhört" ever safe?
Which is more common, "erhofft" or "erhört"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "erhofft" and "erhört" 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 "erhört" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,240,737 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erhofft" and "erhört" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erbost vs erhört". 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 #1,240,737 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.