Which to use
“haften” is a verb and “Hälfte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,504
- “haften” frequency rank
- #905
- “Hälfte” frequency rank
- 13409
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | haften | Hälfte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | an etwas kleben, an etwas festhängen | einer von zwei gleich großen Anteilen |
Where the eye mixes haften and Hälfte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: haften is [ˈhaftn̩] while Hälfte is [ˈhɛlftə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13409, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
haften is recorded at frequency rank #12,504, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhaftn̩]. Hälfte is at rank #905, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɛlftə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 13409, this pair ranks #1,958,181 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of haften vs Hälfte
Shared letters: efht. Private to "haften": an. Private to "Hälfte": lä.
"haften" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Hälfte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- haften ← ahften · hafetn · hafften · haftenn · haftne · haftten · hatfen · hfaten
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "haften" and "Hälfte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "haften" or "Hälfte"?
What to do next
You've compared "haften" and "Hälfte". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "haften" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hälfte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,958,181 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "haften" and "Hälfte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "haften vs harren". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
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