Which to use
“halbem” and “halbes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,103
- “halbem” frequency rank
- #4,993
- “halbes” frequency rank
- 35096
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | halbem | halbes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs halb | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs halb |
Where the eye mixes halbem and halbes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between halbem and halbes
A purely visual mix-up. halbem ([ˈhalbəm]) and halbes ([ˈhalbəs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - m in “halbem” becomes s in “halbes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35096, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
halbem is recorded at frequency rank #30,103, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhalbəm]. halbes is at rank #4,993, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhalbəs].
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 35096, this pair ranks #1,648,173 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of halbem vs halbes
Shared letters: abehl. Private to "halbem": m. Private to "halbes": s.
"halbem" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "halbes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "halbem" for "halbes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "halbem" vs "halbes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "halbem" and "halbes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "halbem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "halbes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,648,173 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "halbem" and "halbes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "halbem vs Halver". 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 #1,648,173 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.