hoffen

[ˈhɔfn̩]

/[ˈhɔfn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“hoffen” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,811. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,811
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zuversichtlich erwarten, in die Zukunft vertrauen

Corpus desk

Index DE-hoffen · hoffen · German

hoffen · rank #1,811 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,811
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Israel

Nearest frequency peer: Israel (+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 „hoffen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „hoffen“ 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).

hoffen vs hören
50% similar
hoffen vs hohen
67% similar
hoffen vs holen
67% similar

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

Key facts for hoffen
PropertyValue
Headwordhoffen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhɔfn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,811
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „hoffen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).hoffenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Israel“ (#1,812), „eröffnet“ (#1,809), „Küche“ (#1,813). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hoffen“ bei #1,811. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around hoffen (IPA [ˈhɔfn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,811 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "zuversichtlich erwarten, in die Zukunft vertrauen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for hoffen, with forms such as "hfofen", "hhoffen", and "hofefn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hören", "hohen", "holen", 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is hoffen, spelled H-O-F-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    zuversichtlich erwarten, in die Zukunft vertrauen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich hoffe, das Wetter bleibt weiterhin stabil.
  2. Dieses Ereignis lässt uns auf das Ende hoffen.

Synonyms

glaubensich ausmalensich ausrechnensich der Hoffnung hingebender Hoffnung seindie Hoffnung habenentgegensehenerhoffenerträumenerwartenherbeisehnenherbeiwünschensich Hoffnungen machensich in der Hoffnung wiegenrechnen aufmitsich sehnenseine Hoffnung setzenträumensich versprechensichwünschendie ErwartungHoffnung hegenersehnensichgewärtigenharrenspekulieren aufsich spitzenHoffnung habenoptimistisch seinvollZuversicht seinzuversichtlich sein

Antonyms

befürchten

This word in other languages

hope(English)esperar(Español)espérer(Français)esperar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hfofen
  • hhoffen
  • hofefn
  • hofen
  • hoffenn
  • hoffne
  • ohffen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hoffen - 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.

hfofen2hhoffen1hofefn2hofen1hoffenn1hoffne2ohffen2
Edit distance from "hoffen"

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 "hoffen"?
"hoffen" is spelled H-O-F-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɔfn̩].
What does "hoffen" mean?
As a verb, "hoffen" means: zuversichtlich erwarten, in die Zukunft vertrauen
What words are commonly confused with "hoffen"?
"hoffen" is commonly confused with "hören", "hohen", "holen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hoffen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hoffen" is [ˈhɔfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hoffen" come from?
"hoffen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Israel#1,812melden#1,816mitten#1,817schaut#1,818

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Küche7 variantsBeruf7 variantsreisen7 variantsGeist7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list