Which to use
“halb” is an adjective and “hola” is a phrase - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,849
- “halb” frequency rank
- #48,229
- “hola” frequency rank
- 50078
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | halb | hola |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | geteilt durch zwei; die Hälfte von etwas seiend; zu 50 Prozent | hallo |
Letter map: halb vs hola
Shared letters muted; letters that set halb and hola apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - halb and hola
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: halb is anadjective and holaaphrase. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50078, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
halb is recorded at frequency rank #1,849, classified as anadj, pronounced [halp]. hola is at rank #48,229, tagged as aphrase, pronounced […].
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 50078, this pair ranks #1,187,474 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of halb vs hola
Shared letters: ahl. Private to "halb": b. Private to "hola": o.
"halb" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hola" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "halb" and "hola" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "halb" or "hola" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "halb" and "hola".
- Full dictionary entry for "halb" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hola" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,187,474 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "halb" and "hola" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hola vs puzzles". 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
Confusion rank #1,187,474 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.