hoffst

[hɔfst]

/[hɔfst]/ verb

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The verdict

“hoffst” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,225. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,225
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hoffen

Corpus desk

Index DE-hoffst · hoffst · German

hoffst · rank #48,225 · 8 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,225
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hochkarätigen

Nearest frequency peer: hochkarätigen (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „hoffst“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „hoffst“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hoffst vs host
67% similar
hoffst vs hofft
83% similar
hoffst vs holst
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „hoffst“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).hoffstliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „hochkarätigen“ (#48,224), „hinschicken“ (#48,223), „Hinduismus“ (#48,222). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hoffst“ bei #48,225. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around hoffst (IPA [hɔfst]), averb. Corpus frequency is #48,225 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hoffen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for hoffst, with forms such as "hfofst", "hhoffst", and "hoffsst". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "host", "hofft", "holst", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is hoffst, spelled H-O-F-F-S-T.

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

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hoffst - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

hfofst2hhoffst1hoffsst1hoffstt1hoffts2hofsft2hofst1ohffst2
Edit distance from "hoffst"

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.

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. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hoffst", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hybris#48,236Häuten#48,238guckte#48,198grillo#48,193

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Kaffees8 variantsKartei8 variantsKroate8 variantsMuriel8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list