erhoffe

[ɛɐ̯ˈhɔfə]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈhɔfə]/ verb

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The verdict

“erhoffe” is uncommon German (frequency #51,283 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,283
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erhoffen

Corpus desk

Index DE-erhoffe · erhoffe · German

erhoffe · rank #51,283 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,283
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ergüsse

Nearest frequency peer: Ergüsse (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „erhoffe“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „erhoffe“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for erhoffe
PropertyValue
Headworderhoffe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈhɔfə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#51,283
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „erhoffe“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).erhoffefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ergüsse“ (#51,282), „Erntezeit“ (#51,284), „Erftstadt“ (#51,281). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erhoffe“ bei #51,283. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

erhoffe is uncommon German at frequency #51,283 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈhɔfə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for erhoffe in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is erhoffe, spelled E-R-H-O-F-F-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erhoffen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erhoffen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erhoffen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erhoffen

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "erhoffe"?
"erhoffe" is spelled E-R-H-O-F-F-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈhɔfə].
What does "erhoffe" mean?
As a verb, "erhoffe" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erhoffen
How do you pronounce "erhoffe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erhoffe" is [ɛɐ̯ˈhɔfə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erhoffe" come from?
"erhoffe" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "erhoffe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ergüsse#51,282ersehen#51,285erspare#51,286essence#51,287

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list