emporhalten
[ɛmˈpoːɐ̯ˌhaltn̩]
The verdict
“emporhalten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - etwas in die Höhe halten
Corpus desk
Index DE-emporhalten · emporhalten · German
emporhalten · 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 "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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | emporhalten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛmˈpoːɐ̯ˌhaltn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „emporhalten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
emporhalten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛmˈpoːɐ̯ˌhaltn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas in die Höhe halten".
No generated misspelling entries exist for emporhalten in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is emporhalten, spelled E-M-P-O-R-H-A-L-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas in die Höhe halten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how emporhalten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Zeichnung wirkt zunächst wie eine Studie nach dem lebenden Modell, das sich mit der Hand an einem Tuch festhält, um den Arm lange emporhalten zu können.
Über dem Baldachin schweben Engel, die die bayerische Krone emporhalten.
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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.