Which to use
“hältst” and “hattet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,218
- “hältst” frequency rank
- #13,161
- “hattet” frequency rank
- 22379
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hältst | hattet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs halten | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs haben |
Where the eye mixes hältst and hattet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hältst (CVCCCC) and hattet (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: hältst vs hattet
A purely visual mix-up. hältst ([hɛlt͡st]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22379, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hältst is recorded at frequency rank #9,218, classified as averb, pronounced [hɛlt͡st]. 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 22379, this pair ranks #1,874,895 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hältst vs hattet
Shared letters: ht. Private to "hältst": lsä. Private to "hattet": ae.
"hältst" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC · "hattet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hattet ← ahttet · hatett · hattett · hattte · hhattet · htatet
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hältst" and "hattet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hältst" vs "hattet" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hältst" 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 #1,874,895 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hältst" 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 #1,874,895 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.