Hofnarren
[ˈhoːfˌnaʁən]
The verdict
“Hofnarren” is uncommon German (frequency #90,437 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,437
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Hofnarr
Corpus desk
Index DE-hofnarren · Hofnarren · German
Hofnarren · rank #90,437 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #90,437
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 59,066
- PHOTO-FINISH Hochsprache
Nearest frequency peer: Hochsprache (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Hofnarren”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- hochinteres…
hochinteressante
9,568 corpus weight
- Hochsprache
Hochsprache
9,566 corpus weight
- Hofnarren
Hofnarren
9,564 corpus weight
- Hoorn
Hoorn
9,562 corpus weight
- hormonell
hormonell
9,561 corpus weight
- Hosenbund
Hosenbund
9,560 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Hofnarren” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hofnarren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhoːfˌnaʁən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #90,437 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hofnarren” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Hofnarren is uncommon German at frequency #90,437 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhoːfˌnaʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.
Hofnarren has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 Hofnarren, spelled H-O-F-N-A-R-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Hofnarr
- 2Dativ Singular des Substantivs Hofnarr
- 3Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Hofnarr
- 4Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hofnarr
- 5Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Hofnarr
- 6Dativ Plural des Substantivs Hofnarr
- 7Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Hofnarr
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hofnarren", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.