hafte

[ˈhaftə]

/[ˈhaftə]/ verb

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The verdict

“hafte” is uncommon German (frequency #71,427 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,427
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs haften

Corpus desk

Index DE-hafte · hafte · German

hafte · rank #71,427 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,427
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hadert

Nearest frequency peer: hadert (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „hafte“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „hafte“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hafte
PropertyValue
Headwordhafte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhaftə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#71,427
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hafte“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).haftefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „hadert“ (#71,426), „Hahns“ (#71,428), „Hachenburg“ (#71,424). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hafte“ bei #71,427. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hafte is uncommon German at frequency #71,427 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhaftə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

hafte doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 hafte, spelled H-A-F-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs haften
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs haften
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs haften
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs haften

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 "hafte"?
"hafte" is spelled H-A-F-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaftə].
What does "hafte" mean?
As a verb, "hafte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs haften
How do you pronounce "hafte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hafte" is [ˈhaftə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hafte" come from?
"hafte" 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 "hafte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hahns#71,428glotz#71,403Gizeh#71,398getto#71,393

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list