dortbehalten
[ˈdɔʁtbəˌhaltn̩]
The verdict
“dortbehalten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an dem Ort lassen, wo jemand oder etwas ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-dortbehalten · dortbehalten · German
dortbehalten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | dortbehalten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈdɔʁtbəˌhaltn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „dortbehalten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
dortbehalten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈdɔʁtbəˌhaltn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "an dem Ort lassen, wo jemand oder etwas ist".
No misspelling variants are generated for dortbehalten in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is dortbehalten, spelled D-O-R-T-B-E-H-A-L-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1an dem Ort lassen, wo jemand oder etwas ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how dortbehalten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Als die Waise eines Tages bettelnd ins Schloß der Gräfin gekommen war, wurde sie in Erinnerung an ihre Mutter dortbehalten.“
Synonyms
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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.