hoffärtig
[ˈhɔfɛʁtɪç]
The verdict
“hoffärtig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - besonders hochmütig, andere Personen verletzend
Corpus desk
Index DE-hoffartig · hoffärtig · German
hoffärtig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hoffärtig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈhɔfɛʁtɪç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „hoffärtig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
hoffärtig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhɔfɛʁtɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "besonders hochmütig, andere Personen verletzend".
Zero misspellings are on record for hoffärtig in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is hoffärtig, spelled H-O-F-F-Ä-R-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1besonders hochmütig, andere Personen verletzend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hoffärtig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Drei Dinge gibt es, denen ich von Herzen Feind bin, und es missfällt mir sehr, dass es sie gibt: wenn ein Armer hoffärtig ist und ein Reicher gern lügt und ein alter Narr ein Ehebrecher ist.“
„Der Großvater des Bauern hielt es für hoffärtig, Knöpfe und Taschen zu tragen; er machte sein Zeug mit Haken und Ösen zu und trug Messer, Stahl und Stein in einem ledernen Beutel am Hosenqueder.“
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.