Hoffman

name

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"hoffman" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Hoffman” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #11,898. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,898
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from German of German and Ashkenazi Jewish origin.

Corpus desk

Index EN-hoffman · Hoffman · English

Hoffman · rank #11,898 · 8 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,898
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH herein

Nearest frequency peer: herein (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Hoffman”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Hoffman” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Hoffman vs Huffman
86% similar
Hoffman vs Hoffmann
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Hoffman
PropertyValue
HeadwordHoffman
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,898
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Hoffman”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Hoffmanlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “herein” (#11,897), “honorary” (#11,899), “healed” (#11,896). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “Hoffman” is #11,898. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Hoffman, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #11,898 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hoffman, with forms such as "hfofman", "hhoffman", and "hoffamn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Huffman", "Hoffmann", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Anglicised from German Hoffmann, an occupational surname referring to the owner or manager of a piece of land. The correct English form is Hoffman, spelled H-O-F-F-M-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from German of German and Ashkenazi Jewish origin.
  2. 2
    A number of places in the United States:
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:
  6. 6
    A number of places in the United States:
  7. 7
    A number of places in the United States:
  8. 8
    A settlement on Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Hoffman appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Graphs with diameter d and girth 2d#43;1 are known as Moore graphs. They were introduced by Hoffman and Singleton in a paper that can be viewed as one of the prime sources of algebraic graph theory.
  2. The lower portion of the Los Lagos Trail is well used (but illegally) by bikes coming from the Hoffman Property nonsystem trails, which go on to ride on the Pioneer Express Trail.

Etymology

Anglicised from German Hoffmann, an occupational surname referring to the owner or manager of a piece of land.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hfofman
  • hhoffman
  • hoffamn
  • hoffmman
  • hoffmna
  • hofman
  • hofmfan
  • ohffman

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hoffman - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

hfofman2hhoffman1hoffamn2hoffmman1hoffmna2hofman1hofmfan2ohffman2
Edit distance from "Hoffman"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hoffman"?
"Hoffman" is spelled H-O-F-F-M-A-N.
What does "Hoffman" mean?
As a proper noun, "Hoffman" means: A surname from German of German and Ashkenazi Jewish origin.
What words are commonly confused with "Hoffman"?
"Hoffman" is commonly confused with "Huffman", "Hoffmann". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "Hoffman"?
Anglicised from German Hoffmann, an occupational surname referring to the owner or manager of a piece of land. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hoffman", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

greeted#11,894freezer#11,892extinct#11,889earnest#11,884

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

herein8 variantshealed8 variantsJerome8 variantsJulius8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list