gehalten

[ɡəˈhaltn̩]

/[ɡəˈhaltn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“gehalten” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,419. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,419
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - maßvoll, beherrscht

Corpus desk

Index DE-gehalten · gehalten · German

gehalten · rank #1,419 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,419
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gestorben

Nearest frequency peer: gestorben (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „gehalten“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „gehalten“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gehalten vs gelten
75% similar
gehalten vs geraten
75% similar
gehalten vs gehauen
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gehalten
PropertyValue
Headwordgehalten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈhaltn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,419
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gehalten“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).gehaltenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gestorben“ (#1,420), „Ideen“ (#1,422), „fehlen“ (#1,415). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gehalten“ bei #1,419. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around gehalten (IPA [ɡəˈhaltn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,419 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "maßvoll, beherrscht".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for gehalten, with forms such as "eghalten", "geahlten", and "gehaletn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gelten", "geraten", "gehauen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is gehalten, spelled G-E-H-A-L-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    maßvoll, beherrscht

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mit Deinem gehaltenen Auftritt gestern hast Du gepunktet.

Synonyms

beherrschtmaßvoll

Antonyms

cholerischhitzigungehalten

This word in other languages

controlled(English)contrôlé(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eghalten
  • geahlten
  • gehaletn
  • gehallten
  • gehaltenn
  • gehaltne
  • gehaltten
  • gehatlen
  • gehhalten
  • gehlaten
  • ggehalten
  • ghealten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gehalten - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eghalten2geahlten2gehaletn2gehallten1gehaltenn1gehaltne2gehaltten1gehatlen2
Edit distance from "gehalten"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gehalten"?
"gehalten" is spelled G-E-H-A-L-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈhaltn̩].
What does "gehalten" mean?
As an adjective, "gehalten" means: maßvoll, beherrscht
What words are commonly confused with "gehalten"?
"gehalten" is commonly confused with "gelten", "geraten", "gehauen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gehalten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gehalten" is [ɡəˈhaltn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gehalten" come from?
"gehalten" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gehalten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Künstler#1,424aussehen#1,408Sekunden#1,433sozialen#1,402

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

passieren12 variantsUmgebung12 variantsSoldaten12 variantsweltweit12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list