Which to use
“erhoffte” and “erhofften” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,325
- “erhoffte” frequency rank
- #28,636
- “erhofften” frequency rank
- 50961
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erhoffte | erhofften |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erhofft | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erhofft |
Where the eye mixes erhoffte and erhofften
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: erhoffte vs erhofften
A purely visual mix-up. erhoffte ([ɛɐ̯ˈhɔftə]) and erhofften ([ɛɐ̯ˈhɔftn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “erhoffte” sits inside “erhofften”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50961, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erhoffte is recorded at frequency rank #22,325, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhɔftə]. erhofften is at rank #28,636, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhɔftn̩].
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 50961, this pair ranks #1,153,813 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erhoffte vs erhofften
Shared letters: efhort. Private to "erhoffte": -. Private to "erhofften": n.
"erhoffte" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCCV · "erhofften" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erhoffte" and "erhofften" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "erhoffte" or "erhofften" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "erhoffte" and "erhofften" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erhoffte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erhofften" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,153,813 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erhoffte" and "erhofften" 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 #1,153,813 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.