HaltestellevsHaltestellenTell them apart

Which to use

“Haltestelle” and “Haltestellen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,184
“Haltestelle” frequency rank
#15,385
“Haltestellen” frequency rank
22569
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Haltestelle Haltestellen
Definition Stelle, Ort, an dem Verkehrsmittel planmäßig halten Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Haltestelle

Where the eye mixes Haltestelle and Haltestellen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. Haltestelle runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCVCCV) against Haltestellen's 12 (CVCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
Haltestelle
12 ch
Haltestellen

Visual trap between Haltestelle and Haltestellen

A purely visual mix-up. Haltestelle ([ˈhaltəˌʃtɛlə]) and Haltestellen ([ˈhaltəʃtɛlən]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Haltestelle” sits inside “Haltestellen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22569, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Haltestelle is recorded at frequency rank #7,184, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaltəˌʃtɛlə]. Haltestellen is at rank #15,385, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaltəʃtɛlən].

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 22569, this pair ranks #1,872,600 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Haltestelle vs Haltestellen

Shared letters: aehlst. Private to "Haltestelle": -. Private to "Haltestellen": n.

"Haltestelle" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV  ·  "Haltestellen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Haltestelleahltestelle · haletstelle · halltestelle · haltesetlle · haltesstelle · haltestele · haltestelel · haltestlele
  • Haltestellenahltestellen · haletstellen · halltestellen · haltesetllen · haltesstellen · haltesteleln · haltestelen · haltestellenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Haltestelle" for "Haltestellen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈhaltəˌʃtɛlə] versus [ˈhaltəʃtɛlən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Haltestelle" vs "Haltestellen" - which ranks higher?
"Haltestelle" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,184 in our German list, against #15,385 for "Haltestellen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Haltestelle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Haltestellen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,872,600 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • 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 #1,872,600 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list