# half vs Hallo

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### half
*verb · IPA [half] · frequency rank #5,182*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs helfen

### Hallo
*noun · IPA [haˈloː] · frequency rank #749*
lautes Rufen; fröhliches, lautes Durcheinander

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/half-vs-hallo