dortbehalten
[ˈdɔʁtbəˌhaltn̩]
The verdict
“dortbehalten” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - an dem Ort lassen, wo jemand oder etwas ist
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dortbehalten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈdɔʁtbəˌhaltn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dortbehalten” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for dortbehalten is 12 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdɔʁtbəˌhaltn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
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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.
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Using “dortbehalten”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-O-R-T-B-E-H-A-L-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdɔʁtbəˌhaltn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.