haltetvshütetTell them apart

Which to use

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

#7,621
“haltet” frequency rank
#37,579
“hütet” frequency rank
45200
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature haltet hütet
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs halten 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hüten

Where the eye mixes haltet and hütet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. haltet runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against hütet's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
haltet
5 ch
hütet

Visual trap between haltet and hütet

A purely visual mix-up. haltet ([ˈhaltət]) and hütet ([ˈhyːtət]) 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 45200, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

haltet is recorded at frequency rank #7,621, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhaltət]. hütet is at rank #37,579, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhyːtət].

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 45200, this pair ranks #1,361,088 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of haltet vs hütet

Shared letters: eht. Private to "haltet": al. Private to "hütet": ü.

"haltet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "hütet" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • haltet ← ahltet · halett · halltet · haltett · halttet · hatlet · hhaltet · hlatet

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "haltet" and "hütet" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈhaltət] versus [ˈhyːtət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "haltet" or "hütet"?
"haltet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,621 in our German list, against #37,579 for "hütet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "haltet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hütet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,361,088 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "haltet" and "hütet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Häuten vs hütet". 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 #1,361,088 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