eine halbe Portion

[ˈaɪ̯nə ˈhalbə pɔʁˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[ˈaɪ̯nə ˈhalbə pɔʁˈt͡si̯oːn]/ phrase

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The verdict

“eine halbe Portion” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - besonders für Speisen: die halbe Menge einer sonst üblichen

Corpus desk

Index DE-eine-halbe-portion · eine halbe Portion · German

eine halbe Portion · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 18 letters
  • VOW-8 8 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" 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.

Key facts for eine halbe Portion
PropertyValue
Headwordeine halbe Portion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nə ˈhalbə pɔʁˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “eine halbe Portion” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

eine halbe Portionsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

eine halbe Portion is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nə ˈhalbə pɔʁˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

eine halbe Portion doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is eine halbe Portion, spelled E-I-N-E- -H-A-L-B-E- -P-O-R-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    besonders für Speisen: die halbe Menge einer sonst üblichen
  2. 2
    ein kleiner, schmächtiger und / oder schwächlicher Mensch

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how eine halbe Portion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Lehramtstudenten [Jan Kleinichen und Boris Couchoud] sind treue Kunden der Kölner Mensa, doch diesmal erleben sie eine böse Überraschung. Mit kritischem Blick prüft Jan seinen Teller. "Das ist höchstens eine halbe Portion", empört er sich.
  2. Die leichter Verwundeten erhielten die ganze, - die schwer Verwundeten die halbe Portion. Die halbe Portion bestand aus 50 Décagrammen Weißbrod, 24 Décagrammen Fleisch, …

Antonyms

aus allen Nähten platzengut beieinander seingut gepolstert seingut im Futter seinjemand ist ein schwerer Brocken

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "eine halbe Portion"?
"eine halbe Portion" is spelled E-I-N-E- -H-A-L-B-E- -P-O-R-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nə ˈhalbə pɔʁˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "eine halbe Portion" mean?
As a phrase, "eine halbe Portion" means: besonders für Speisen: die halbe Menge einer sonst üblichen
How do you pronounce "eine halbe Portion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eine halbe Portion" is [ˈaɪ̯nə ˈhalbə pɔʁˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eine halbe Portion" come from?
"eine halbe Portion" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list