Hoffmanns
[ˈhɔfˌmans]
The verdict
“Hoffmanns” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,038. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #46,038
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Hoffmann
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hoffmanns |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɔfˌmans] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #46,038 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hoffmanns” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Hoffmanns (IPA [ˈhɔfˌmans]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,038 among 59,066 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Hoffmann".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hoffmanns, with forms such as "hfofmanns", "hhoffmanns", and "hoffamnns". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Hofmann", "Hoffmann", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
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 Hoffmanns, spelled H-O-F-F-M-A-N-N-S.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Hoffmann
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- hfofmanns
- hhoffmanns
- hoffamnns
- hoffmannss
- hoffmans
- hoffmansn
- hoffmmanns
- hoffmnans
- hofmanns
- hofmfanns
- ohffmanns
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hoffmanns - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Hoffmanns”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-O-F-F-M-A-N-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhɔfˌmans] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Hofmann” - see the side-by-side comparison. Hoffmanns vs Hofmann
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.