hoffentlich
German, adverb/ˈhɔfn̩tlɪç/
hoffentlich is spelled H-O-F-F-E-N-T-L-I-C-H (11 letters) and appears 55 times per million words in written German, the 1,550th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hoffentlich is a German adverb meaning “hopefully (it is hoped that)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in der Hoffnung, dass; hoffend dass; erhoffend”.
What does hoffentlich mean in English?
adverb
- 1
hopefully (it is hoped that)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. in der Hoffnung, dass; hoffend dass; erhoffend
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hoffentlich
- hoffenlich alternative obsolete
- verhoffentlich alternative obsolete
- verhoffenlich alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hoffentlich?
- /ˈhɔfn̩tlɪç/
- [ˈhɔfn̩tlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to hoffentlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is hoffentlich in German?
hoffentlich appears 55 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).