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hoffman

/hˈɔfmən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables
hoff-man
IPA
/hˈɔfmən/
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German of German and Ashkenazi Jewish origin.

Countable; Uncountable

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A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

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A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

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A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A settlement on Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Hoffmans (plural)

Phrases

Hoffman Estates Hoffman simulator

Homonyms

hoffmann

Rhymes With

kaufman hoffmann kauffman coffman kauffmann koffman cauffman

Questions

How do you pronounce hoffman?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɔfmən/.
What does hoffman mean?
A surname from German of German and Ashkenazi Jewish origin.
Where does hoffman come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce hoffman

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