Hofmeister
[ˈhoːfˌmaɪ̯stɐ]
The verdict
“Hofmeister” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #33,116 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #33,116
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hauslehrer beim Adel und wohlsituierten Familien
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hofmeister |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhoːfˌmaɪ̯stɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #33,116 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hofmeister” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Hofmeister is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhoːfˌmaɪ̯stɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #33,116 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hofmeister, with forms such as "hfomeister", "hhofmeister", and "hofemister". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Hofmeister, spelled H-O-F-M-E-I-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Hauslehrer beim Adel und wohlsituierten Familien
- 2Aufseher/Verwalter an Höfen oder Gütern
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: hfomeister,hhofmeister,hofemister,hoffmeister,hofmeisetr,hofmeisster,hofmeisterr,hofmeistre,hofmeistter,hofmeitser,hofmesiter,hofmiester,hofmmeister,homfeister,ohfmeister
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hofmeister - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Hofmeister”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-O-F-M-E-I-S-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhoːfˌmaɪ̯stɐ] (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.