# Hälften vs hofften

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Hälften
*noun · IPA [ˈhɛlftn̩] · frequency rank #27,775*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hälfte

### hofften
*verb · IPA [ˈhɔftn̩] · frequency rank #27,352*
1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hoffen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/halften-vs-hofften