halbe-halbe

[ˌhalbəˈhalbə]

/[ˌhalbəˈhalbə]/ adv

The verdict

“halbe-halbe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. 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) - im Teilungs- oder Mischungsverhältnis 1:1

Corpus desk

Index DE-halbe-halbe · halbe-halbe · German

halbe-halbe · 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 "H" 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 halbe-halbe
PropertyValue
Headwordhalbe-halbe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˌhalbəˈhalbə]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „halbe-halbe“ im Deutschen

halbe-halbesitzt 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

halbe-halbe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˌhalbəˈhalbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "im Teilungs- oder Mischungsverhältnis 1:1".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for halbe-halbe, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is halbe-halbe, spelled H-A-L-B-E---H-A-L-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    im Teilungs- oder Mischungsverhältnis 1:1

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wenn wir das Geld bekommen haben, machen wir halbe-halbe.
  2. Eine Schorle ist halbe-halbe Saft und Wasser.

Synonyms

halb und halbhalbhalbpart

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "halbe-halbe"?
"halbe-halbe" is spelled H-A-L-B-E---H-A-L-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌhalbəˈhalbə].
What does "halbe-halbe" mean?
As an adverb, "halbe-halbe" means: im Teilungs- oder Mischungsverhältnis 1:1
How do you pronounce "halbe-halbe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "halbe-halbe" is [ˌhalbəˈhalbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "halbe-halbe" come from?
"halbe-halbe" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list