Hofdamen

[ˈhoːfˌdaːmən]

/[ˈhoːfˌdaːmən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hofdamen” is uncommon German (frequency #79,297 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,297
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hofdame

Corpus desk

Index DE-hofdamen · Hofdamen · German

Hofdamen · rank #79,297 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,297
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hofnarr

Nearest frequency peer: Hofnarr (+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 „Hofdamen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hofdamen
PropertyValue
HeadwordHofdamen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhoːfˌdaːmən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#79,297
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hofdamen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Hofdamenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hofnarr“ (#79,298), „Hitliste“ (#79,294), „Holzkiste“ (#79,300). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hofdamen“ bei #79,297. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hofdamen is uncommon German at frequency #79,297 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhoːfˌdaːmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Hofdamen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Hofdamen, spelled H-O-F-D-A-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hofdame
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Hofdame
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Hofdame
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Hofdame

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 "Hofdamen"?
"Hofdamen" is spelled H-O-F-D-A-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhoːfˌdaːmən].
What does "Hofdamen" mean?
As a noun, "Hofdamen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hofdame
How do you pronounce "Hofdamen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hofdamen" is [ˈhoːfˌdaːmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Hitliste#79,294häufigem#79,309herrisch#79,285heiligem#79,279

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list