Which to use
“hofft” and “hoffte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,669
- “hofft” frequency rank
- #10,873
- “hoffte” frequency rank
- 17542
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hofft | hoffte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hoffen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hoffen |
Where the eye mixes hofft and hoffte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hofft and hoffte
A purely visual mix-up. hofft ([hɔft]) and hoffte ([ˈhɔftə]) 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) - “hofft” sits inside “hoffte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17542, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hofft is recorded at frequency rank #6,669, classified as averb, pronounced [hɔft]. hoffte is at rank #10,873, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhɔftə].
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 17542, this pair ranks #1,926,476 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hofft vs hoffte
Shared letters: fhot. Private to "hofft": -. Private to "hoffte": e.
"hofft" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "hoffte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hofft" and "hoffte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "hofft" or "hoffte" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "hofft" and "hoffte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hofft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hoffte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,926,476 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hofft" and "hoffte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hoffst vs hoffte". 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 #1,926,476 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.