Which to use
“halbes” is an adjective and “halde” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,993
- “halbes” frequency rank
- #39,984
- “halde” frequency rank
- 44977
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | halbes | halde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs halb | Abraumhalde |
Letter map: halbes vs halde
Shared letters muted; letters that set halbes and halde apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: halbes vs halde
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: halbes is anadjective and haldeanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44977, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
halbes is recorded at frequency rank #4,993, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhalbəs]. halde is at rank #39,984, tagged as anoun, 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 44977, this pair ranks #1,368,504 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of halbes vs halde
Shared letters: aehl. Private to "halbes": bs. Private to "halde": d.
"halbes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "halde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "halbes" for "halde" ever safe?
Frequency check: "halbes" vs "halde" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "halbes" vs "halde" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "halbes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "halde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,368,504 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "halbes" and "halde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "halde 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 #1,368,504 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.