Hofraum
[ˈhoːfˌʁaʊ̯m]
The verdict
“Hofraum” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - meist bei herrschaftlichen, gewerblichen oder landwirtschaftlichen Anwesen: umgrenzter Platz, der von Gebäuden umschlossen ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-hofraum · Hofraum · German
Hofraum · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hofraum |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhoːfˌʁaʊ̯m] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hofraum“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hofraum is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhoːfˌʁaʊ̯m]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "meist bei herrschaftlichen, gewerblichen oder landwirtschaftlichen Anwesen: umgrenzter Platz, der von Gebäuden umschlossen ist".
No misspelling variants are generated for Hofraum in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Hofraum, spelled H-O-F-R-A-U-M.
Definition
- 1meist bei herrschaftlichen, gewerblichen oder landwirtschaftlichen Anwesen: umgrenzter Platz, der von Gebäuden umschlossen ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Hofraum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Mann konnte das Auto noch in den Hofraum schieben, bevor es vollständig in Flammen aufging und ausbrannte.“
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