Which to use
“halte” and “hattet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,390
- “halte” frequency rank
- #13,161
- “hattet” frequency rank
- 14551
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | halte | hattet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs halten | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs haben |
Where the eye mixes halte and hattet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: halte vs hattet
A purely visual mix-up. halte ([ˈhaltə]) and hattet ([ˈhatət]) 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 14551, 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]. hattet is at rank #13,161, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhatət].
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 14551, this pair ranks #1,950,404 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of halte vs hattet
Shared letters: aeht. Private to "halte": l. Private to "hattet": -.
"halte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "hattet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "halte" and "hattet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "halte" or "hattet"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "halte" and "hattet" 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 "hattet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,950,404 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "halte" and "hattet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hattet 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 #1,950,404 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.