Which to use
“halte” and “haltend” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,390
- “halte” frequency rank
- #46,719
- “haltend” frequency rank
- 48109
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | halte | haltend |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs halten | Partizip Präsens des Verbs halten |
Where the eye mixes halte and haltend
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. halte runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against haltend's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between halte and haltend
A purely visual mix-up. halte ([ˈhaltə]) and haltend ([ˈhaltn̩t]) 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 extra letter(s) - “halte” sits inside “haltend”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48109, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
halte is recorded at frequency rank #1,390, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhaltə]. haltend is at rank #46,719, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhaltn̩t].
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 48109, this pair ranks #1,260,510 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of halte vs haltend
Shared letters: aehlt. Private to "halte": -. Private to "haltend": dn.
"halte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "haltend" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "halte" for "haltend" ever safe?
Frequency check: "halte" vs "haltend" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "halte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "haltend" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,260,510 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "halte" and "haltend" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "haltend vs Häuten". 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 #1,260,510 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.