Halbedelstein
[ˈhalpʔeːdl̩ˌʃtaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Halbedelstein” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im Allgemeinen häufigeres Mineral und weicher als ein Edelstein
Corpus desk
Index DE-halbedelstein · Halbedelstein · German
Halbedelstein · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Halbedelstein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhalpʔeːdl̩ˌʃtaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Halbedelstein“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Halbedelstein is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhalpʔeːdl̩ˌʃtaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "im Allgemeinen häufigeres Mineral und weicher als ein Edelstein".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Halbedelstein in our index, 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, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Halbedelstein, spelled H-A-L-B-E-D-E-L-S-T-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1im Allgemeinen häufigeres Mineral und weicher als ein Edelstein
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Halbedelstein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Im Rahmen der Explorationsgeologie kann der Untersuchung des Regoliths eine große Bedeutung u.a. bei der Aufspürung von Lagerstätten von Kaolin (und anderen technisch verwertbaren Tonen), Bauxit, Nickel, Edelmetallen, Edel- und Halbedelsteinen zukommen.“
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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.