Which to use
“hale” and “Hälfte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,821
- “hale” frequency rank
- #905
- “Hälfte” frequency rank
- 36726
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hale | Hälfte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular des Substantivs hala | einer von zwei gleich großen Anteilen |
Where the eye mixes hale and Hälfte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hale runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Hälfte's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between hale and Hälfte
A purely visual mix-up. hale ([ˈɦalɛ]) and Hälfte ([ˈhɛlftə]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36726, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hale is recorded at frequency rank #35,821, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɦalɛ]. 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 36726, this pair ranks #1,608,256 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hale vs Hälfte
Shared letters: ehl. Private to "hale": a. Private to "Hälfte": ftä.
"hale" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Hälfte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hale ← ahle · hael · hhale · hlae
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hale" and "Hälfte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hale" vs "Hälfte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hale" 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 #1,608,256 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hale" and "Hälfte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hähne vs hale". 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 #1,608,256 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.