Hofnarr
[ˈhoːfˌnaʁ]
The verdict
“Hofnarr” is uncommon German (frequency #79,298 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,298
- frequency rank, German
- 3,372
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Narr, der an einem Fürstenhof mit Erlaubnis des Fürsten auftritt
Corpus desk
Index DE-hofnarr · Hofnarr · German
Hofnarr · rank #79,298 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #79,298
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,372
- PHOTO-FINISH Hofdamen
Nearest frequency peer: Hofdamen (-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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Hofnarr“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Hitliste
Hitliste
20,707 corpus weight
- Hofdamen
Hofdamen
20,704 corpus weight
- Hofnarr
Hofnarr
20,703 corpus weight
- Holzkiste
Holzkiste
20,701 corpus weight
- homogenes
homogenes
20,700 corpus weight
- Hongkongs
Hongkongs
20,699 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Hofnarr“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hofnarr |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhoːfˌnaʁ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #79,298 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hofnarr“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hofnarr is uncommon German at frequency #79,298 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhoːfˌnaʁ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Hofnarr has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Hofnarr, spelled H-O-F-N-A-R-R.
Definition
- 1ein Narr, der an einem Fürstenhof mit Erlaubnis des Fürsten auftritt
- 2Person, der man Abhängigkeit und/oder Unterwürfigkeit unterstellt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hofnarr appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Als König wird man geboren, Hofnarr muss man werden!
Er ist ja nur so eine Art Hofnarr in seiner Partei.
This word in other languages
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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