Hoffart

[ˈhɔfaʁt]

/[ˈhɔfaʁt]/ noun

The verdict

“Hoffart” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - arrogante, dünkelhafte Haltung

Corpus desk

Index DE-hoffart · Hoffart · German

Hoffart · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "H" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Hoffart
PropertyValue
HeadwordHoffart
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɔfaʁt]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hoffart“ im Deutschen

Hoffartliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hoffart is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɔfaʁt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "arrogante, dünkelhafte Haltung".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Hoffart, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Hoffart, spelled H-O-F-F-A-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    arrogante, dünkelhafte Haltung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Hoffart appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Der hl. Johannes unterscheidet drei Arten der Begehrlichkeit oder Begierde: die Begierde des Fleisches, die Begierde der Augen und die Hoffart der Welt (…).“
  2. „Hart ist, was er fordert von uns, und seine Hoffart ohne Maß.“

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hoffart"?
"Hoffart" is spelled H-O-F-F-A-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɔfaʁt].
What does "Hoffart" mean?
As a noun, "Hoffart" means: arrogante, dünkelhafte Haltung
How do you pronounce "Hoffart"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hoffart" is [ˈhɔfaʁt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hoffart" come from?
"Hoffart" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list