dabehalten
[ˈdaːbəˌhaltn̩]
The verdict
“dabehalten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an dem Ort lassen, wo etwas ist; bei sich behalten
Corpus desk
Index DE-dabehalten · dabehalten · German
dabehalten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dabehalten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈdaːbəˌhaltn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „dabehalten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
dabehalten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈdaːbəˌhaltn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "an dem Ort lassen, wo etwas ist; bei sich behalten".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dabehalten, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is dabehalten, spelled D-A-B-E-H-A-L-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1an dem Ort lassen, wo etwas ist; bei sich behalten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dabehalten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wir wollen die Hündin noch einige Tage zur Beobachtung dabehalten.
Ich habe ihm das Auto verkauft und er wollte es gleich dabehalten.
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Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.