hoffst

/[hɔfst]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#48,225

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

hoffst is aGermanverb. It means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hoffen Pronounced [hɔfst]. Often confused with host and hofft.

Key facts for hoffst
PropertyValue
Headwordhoffst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[hɔfst]
Letters6
Frequency rank#48,225
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of hoffst in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for hoffst is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [hɔfst]. Corpus data places it at rank #48,225 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hoffen".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for hoffst, with forms such as "hfofst", "hhoffst", and "hoffsst". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "host", "hofft", "holst", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is hoffst, spelled H-O-F-F-S-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hoffen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hfofst,hhoffst,hoffsst,hoffstt,hoffts,hofsft,hofst,ohffst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for hoffst

Misspelling Variants of "hoffst"

hfofst6hhoffst7hoffsst7hoffstt7hoffts6hofsft6hofst5ohffst6
Misspelling Variants of "hoffst"

Frequency rank: #48,225 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hoffst"?
"hoffst" is spelled H-O-F-F-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [hɔfst].
What does "hoffst" mean?
As a verb, "hoffst" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hoffen
What words are commonly confused with "hoffst"?
"hoffst" is commonly confused with "host", "hofft", "holst". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hoffst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hoffst" is [hɔfst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hoffst" come from?
"hoffst" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.