Which to use
“halte” and “hängte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,390
- “halte” frequency rank
- #42,582
- “hängte” frequency rank
- 43972
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | halte | hängte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs halten | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hängen |
Where the eye mixes halte and hängte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. halte runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against hängte's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: halte vs hängte
A purely visual mix-up. halte ([ˈhaltə]) and hängte ([ˈhɛŋtə]) 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 43972, 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]. hängte is at rank #42,582, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhɛŋtə].
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 43972, this pair ranks #1,401,171 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of halte vs hängte
Shared letters: eht. Private to "halte": al. Private to "hängte": gnä.
"halte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "hängte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- halte ← ahlte · halet · hallte · haltte · hatle · hhalte · hlate
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "halte" and "hängte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "halte" or "hängte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "halte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hängte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,401,171 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "halte" and "hängte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hängte vs Hengste". 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 #1,401,171 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.