hofieren

[hoˈfiːʁən]

/[hoˈfiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“hofieren” is uncommon German (frequency #98,597 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,597
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich bemühen, jemandes Gunst durch Höflichkeit und Dienstbarkeit zu erlangen

Corpus desk

Index DE-hofieren · hofieren · German

hofieren · rank #98,597 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,597
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hochwertigere

Nearest frequency peer: hochwertigere (-2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „hofieren“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „hofieren“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hofieren
PropertyValue
Headwordhofieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[hoˈfiːʁən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#98,597
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hofieren“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).hofierenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „hochwertigere“ (#98,595), „Holzbearbeitung“ (#98,599), „Hochsicherheitsgefängnis“ (#98,593). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hofieren“ bei #98,597. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hofieren is uncommon German at frequency #98,597 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [hoˈfiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich bemühen, jemandes Gunst durch Höflichkeit und Dienstbarkeit zu erlangen".

hofieren has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is hofieren, spelled H-O-F-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich bemühen, jemandes Gunst durch Höflichkeit und Dienstbarkeit zu erlangen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how hofieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Erstaunlich ist, dass eine solche Frau, die sich wie ein verängstigtes und bescheidendes Häschen aufführt, von zwei Männern hofiert wird.
  2. Er wird sie nur mit dem Ziel hofieren, seine Strafe zu mildern.

Synonyms

anbetenbeweihräuchernden Hof macheneinschleimenheranmachenhuldigenliebedienernkatzbuckelnlobenlobhudelnsäuselnschmeichelnschwänzelnschweifwedelnschöntunscharwenzelnsich beliebt machenumschwärmenumdrängenüberströmenüberschäumenin den Arsch kriechenum den Bart gehenum den Bart streichenjemanden hinten und vorne bedienensich lieb Kind machenden Kotau machenjemandem Rosen auf den Weg streuenSüßholz raspelnzu Gefallen reden

Antonyms

verabscheuenverspottenunhöflich

This word in other languages

court(English)courtiser(Français)cortejar(Português)

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 "hofieren"?
"hofieren" is spelled H-O-F-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [hoˈfiːʁən].
What does "hofieren" mean?
As a verb, "hofieren" means: sich bemühen, jemandes Gunst durch Höflichkeit und Dienstbarkeit zu erlangen
How do you pronounce "hofieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hofieren" is [hoˈfiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hofieren" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hufnagel#98,606Hemsbach#98,576jeopardy#98,651Graffito#98,522

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list