haldevsholteWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: halde is a noun, holte is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“halde” is a noun and “holte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#39,984
“halde” frequency rank
#4,359
“holte” frequency rank
44343
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature halde holte
Definition Abraumhalde 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs holen

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set halde and holte apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
halde
5 ch
holte

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: halde is anoun and holteaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44343, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

halde is recorded at frequency rank #39,984, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. holte is at rank #4,359, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhoːltə].

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 44343, this pair ranks #1,389,272 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of halde vs holte

Shared letters: ehl. Private to "halde": ad. Private to "holte": ot.

"halde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "holte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • haldeahlde · hadle · haldde · haled · hallde · hhalde · hlade
  • holtehholte · hlote · holet · hollte · holtte · ohlte

Frequency comparison

halde#39,984
holte#4,359

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "halde" and "holte" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "halde" is a noun and "holte" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "halde" or "holte"?
"holte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,359 in our German list, against #39,984 for "halde". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering halde vs holte

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “halde”; for a verb, it's “holte”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “halde” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list