Hopfen

/[ˈhɔp͡fn̩]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#23,988

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Hopfen is aGermannoun. It means: der echte Hopfen, eine 5 m hohe Kletterpflanze, dient als Bitterstoff-Erzeuger in der Bierbrauerei Pronounced [ˈhɔp͡fn̩]. Often confused with hören and Hosen.

Key facts for Hopfen
PropertyValue
HeadwordHopfen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɔp͡fn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#23,988
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Hopfen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Hopfen is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhɔp͡fn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,988 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Hopfen, with forms such as "hhopfen", "hofpen", and "hopefn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hören", "Hosen", "Hoppe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Hopfen, spelled H-O-P-F-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    der echte Hopfen, eine 5 m hohe Kletterpflanze, dient als Bitterstoff-Erzeuger in der Bierbrauerei
  2. 2
    japanischer Hopfen (eine Zierpflanze)
  3. 3
    Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Hanfgewächse (Cannabaceae)

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hhopfen,hofpen,hopefn,hopfenn,hopffen,hopfne,hoppfen,hpofen,ohpfen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Hopfen

Misspelling Variants of "Hopfen"

hhopfen7hofpen6hopefn6hopfenn7hopffen7hopfne6hoppfen7hpofen6
Misspelling Variants of "Hopfen"

Frequency rank: #23,988 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hopfen"?
"Hopfen" is spelled H-O-P-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɔp͡fn̩].
What does "Hopfen" mean?
As a noun, "Hopfen" means: der echte Hopfen, eine 5 m hohe Kletterpflanze, dient als Bitterstoff-Erzeuger in der Bierbrauerei
What words are commonly confused with "Hopfen"?
"Hopfen" is commonly confused with "hören", "Hosen", "Hoppe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hopfen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hopfen" is [ˈhɔp͡fn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hopfen" come from?
"Hopfen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.