Which to use
“halte” and “hältst” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,390
- “halte” frequency rank
- #9,218
- “hältst” frequency rank
- 10608
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | halte | hältst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs halten | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs halten |
Where the eye mixes halte and hältst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. halte runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against hältst's 6 (CVCCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses halte with hältst
A purely visual mix-up. halte ([ˈhaltə]) 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 10608, 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]. 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 10608, this pair ranks #1,974,289 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of halte vs hältst
Shared letters: hlt. Private to "halte": ae. Private to "hältst": sä.
"halte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "hältst" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- halte ← ahlte · halet · hallte · haltte · hatle · hhalte · hlate
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "halte" for "hältst" ever safe?
Which is more common, "halte" or "hältst"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "halte" and "hältst" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "halte" 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 #1,974,289 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "halte" and "hältst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hallt vs hältst". 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 #1,974,289 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.