# Heften vs hofften

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Heften
*noun · IPA [ˈhɛftn̩] · frequency rank #30,112*
Dativ Plural des Substantivs Heft

### 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.
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