höfische

[ˈhøːfɪʃə]

/[ˈhøːfɪʃə]/ adj

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The verdict

“höfische” is an uncommon German word, ranked #64,380 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#64,380
frequency rank, German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs höfisch

Key facts for höfische
PropertyValue
Headwordhöfische
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhøːfɪʃə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#64,380
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “höfische” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). höfische lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for höfische is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhøːfɪʃə]. Corpus data places it at rank #64,380 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for höfische, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is höfische, spelled H-Ö-F-I-S-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs höfisch
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs höfisch
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs höfisch
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs höfisch
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs höfisch
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs höfisch
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs höfisch
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs höfisch
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs höfisch

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 "höfische"?
"höfische" is spelled H-Ö-F-I-S-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhøːfɪʃə].
What does "höfische" mean?
As an adjective, "höfische" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs höfisch
How do you pronounce "höfische"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "höfische" is [ˈhøːfɪʃə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "höfische" come from?
"höfische" 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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Using “höfische”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-Ö-F-I-S-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈhøːfɪʃə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list