erhoffte

Name: erhoffte, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ɛɐ̯ˈhɔftə]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈhɔftə]/ adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“erhoffte” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #22,325 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#22,325
frequency rank, German: 8
letters: 10
tracked misspellings: 6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erhofft

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
Property	Value
Headword	erhoffte
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ɛɐ̯ˈhɔftə]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#22,325
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	6
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “erhoffte” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). erhoffte lands here:

#22,325

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for erhoffte is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛɐ̯ˈhɔftə]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,325 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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

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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Using “erhoffte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is E-R-H-O-F-F-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈhɔftə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “erhöhte” - see the side-by-side comparison. erhoffte vs erhöhte
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.