Dafürhalten
[daˈfyːɐ̯ˌhaltn̩]
The verdict
“Dafürhalten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Einstellung, dass etwas richtig/zutreffend ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-dafurhalten · Dafürhalten · German
Dafürhalten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | Dafürhalten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [daˈfyːɐ̯ˌhaltn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Dafürhalten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Dafürhalten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [daˈfyːɐ̯ˌhaltn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Einstellung, dass etwas richtig/zutreffend ist".
Dafürhalten doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Dafürhalten, spelled D-A-F-Ü-R-H-A-L-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Einstellung, dass etwas richtig/zutreffend ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Dafürhalten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Verliebt, wie ich war, konnte ich einen Schritt, von dem nach meinem Dafürhalten mein Glück abhing, nicht länger aufschieben.“
„Bei seiner Entlassung war er 34 Jahre alt und nach allem Dafürhalten eine gescheiterte Existenz.“
This word in other languages
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.