erhoffte

[ɛɐ̯ˈhɔftə]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈhɔftə]/ adj

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The verdict

“erhoffte” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,325. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,325
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erhofft

Corpus desk

Index DE-erhoffte · erhoffte · German

erhoffte · rank #22,325 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,325
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH ergeht

Nearest frequency peer: ergeht (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „erhoffte“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „erhoffte“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

erhoffte vs erhöhte
63% similar
erhoffte vs erholte
75% similar
erhoffte vs eröffne
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for erhoffte
PropertyValue
Headworderhoffte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈhɔftə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#22,325
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erhoffte“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).erhoffteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ergeht“ (#22,324), „erlag“ (#22,326), „Epos“ (#22,323). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erhoffte“ bei #22,325. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around erhoffte (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈhɔftə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #22,325 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for erhoffte, with forms such as "ehroffte", "erhfofte", and "erhhoffte". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "erhöhte", "erholte", "eröffne", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is erhoffte, spelled E-R-H-O-F-F-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erhofft
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erhofft
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erhofft
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erhofft
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erhofft
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erhofft
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erhofft
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erhofft
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erhofft

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehroffte
  • erhfofte
  • erhhoffte
  • erhoffet
  • erhofftte
  • erhofte
  • erhoftfe
  • erohffte
  • errhoffte
  • rehoffte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of erhoffte - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ehroffte2erhfofte2erhhoffte1erhoffet2erhofftte1erhofte1erhoftfe2erohffte2
Edit distance from "erhoffte"

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 "erhoffte"?
"erhoffte" is spelled E-R-H-O-F-F-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈhɔftə].
What does "erhoffte" mean?
As an adjective, "erhoffte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erhofft
What words are commonly confused with "erhoffte"?
"erhoffte" is commonly confused with "erhöhte", "erholte", "eröffne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erhoffte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erhoffte" is [ɛɐ̯ˈhɔftə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erhoffte" come from?
"erhoffte" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Echtheit#22,308dämliche#22,307drängten#22,304gestürmt#22,356

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Einfuhr10 variantsGeorgen10 variantsDelikte10 variantscouncil10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list