Hoffnungszeichen
German, noun/ˈhɔfnʊŋsˌt͡saɪ̯çən/
Hoffnungszeichen is spelled H-O-F-F-N-U-N-G-S-Z-E-I-C-H-E-N (16 letters) and appears about once in every 26 million words in written German, the 293,729th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hoffnungszeichen is a German neuter noun meaning “synonym of Hoffnungsschimmer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Hinweis darauf, dass Hoffnung besteht”.
What does Hoffnungszeichen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutersynonym of Hoffnungsschimmer
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Hinweis darauf, dass Hoffnung besteht
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 Hoffnungszeichen
- Hoffnungszeichens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hoffnungszeichen?
- /ˈhɔfnʊŋsˌt͡saɪ̯çən/
- [ˈhɔfnʊŋsˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Hoffnungszeichen in German?
Hoffnungszeichen appears about once in every 26 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).