hoffen
Meaning in English: to hope
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Wir hoffen, dass es morgen nicht regnet.
We hope it won't rain tomorrow.
Forms of hoffen in the top 5,000
German verbs change their ending with the person and tense, and each form is counted on its own. These forms of hoffen are also in the top 5,000:
Sie hofft auf gutes Wetter am Wochenende.
She's hoping for good weather at the weekend.
Ich hoffe, es geht dir besser.
I hope you're feeling better.
How common is hoffen?
hoffen is number 2,206 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 41 times per million words — about once every 24,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 72% of the words in an ordinary German text. A2 means an elementary word, usually learned in the first year.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 2,202Häuserhouses
- 2,203Prüfungenexams, tests; inspections
- 2,204der Anstiegrise, increase; climb
- 2,205die Homepagehomepage, website
- 2,206hoffento hope
- 2,207Kursecourses, classes; rates
- 2,208Perspektivenperspectives, prospects
- 2,209empfiehltrecommends
- 2,210machtenmade, did (past)
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