how to pronounce erhoffen

/ʔɛʁˌhɔfən/

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erhoffen is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of erhoffen in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… nicht muss der kann hier erhoffen sich …”

meanings of erhoffen

verb:

To hope (for); desire; want (to).

erhoffen frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word erhoffen occurs in german on average 2.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.