Hoffnung
German, noun/ˈhɔfnʊŋ/
Hoffnung is spelled H-O-F-F-N-U-N-G (8 letters) and appears 65 times per million words in written German, the 1,326th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hoffnung is a German feminine noun meaning “hope, the belief or expectation that something wished for can or will really happen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Glaube beziehungsweise Erwartung eines erwünschten Ereignisses in der Zukunft, ohne dass Gewissheit darüber…”.
What does Hoffnung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehope, the belief or expectation that something wished for can or will really happen.
Ich habe immer noch die Hoffnung diesen Arbeitsplatz zu bekommen.
- 2
femininehope, the actual thing wished for
Das ist unsere einzige Hoffnung.
- 3
femininehope, a person or thing that is a source of hope
Du bist unsere letzte Hoffnung.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Glaube beziehungsweise Erwartung eines erwünschten Ereignisses in der Zukunft, ohne dass Gewissheit darüber besteht, ob es auch wirklich eintreten wird 2. Mensch, Gegenstand oder Handlung, der oder die zu solchem Glauben Anlass gibt
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 Hoffnung
- Hoffnungen plural
- Hofnung alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hoffnung?
- /ˈhɔfnʊŋ/
- [ˈhɔfnʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Hoffnung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Hoffnung in German?
Hoffnung appears 65 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).