Which to use
“hallt” and “hältst” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,556
- “hallt” frequency rank
- #9,218
- “hältst” frequency rank
- 51774
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hallt | hältst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hallen | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs halten |
Where the eye mixes hallt and hältst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hallt runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against hältst's 6 (CVCCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between hallt and hältst
A purely visual mix-up. hallt ([halt]) and hältst ([hɛlt͡st]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51774, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hallt is recorded at frequency rank #42,556, classified as averb, pronounced [halt]. hältst is at rank #9,218, tagged as averb, pronounced [hɛlt͡st].
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 51774, this pair ranks #1,122,546 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hallt vs hältst
Shared letters: hlt. Private to "hallt": a. Private to "hältst": sä.
"hallt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "hältst" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hallt ← ahllt · halltt · haltl · hhallt · hlalt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hallt" for "hältst" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "hallt" or "hältst" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hallt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hältst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,122,546 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hallt" and "hältst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "halal vs hallt". 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 #1,122,546 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.