halbem

[ˈhalbəm]

/[ˈhalbəm]/ adj

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The verdict

“halbem” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,103. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,103
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs halb

Corpus desk

Index DE-halbem · halbem · German

halbem · rank #30,103 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,103
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Haarschnitt

Nearest frequency peer: Haarschnitt (-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 „halbem“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „halbem“ 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).

halbem vs hale
67% similar
halbem vs halte
67% similar
halbem vs Halle
50% similar

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

Key facts for halbem
PropertyValue
Headwordhalbem
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhalbəm]
Letters6
Frequency rank#30,103
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „halbem“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Haarschnitt“ (#30,102), „Halts“ (#30,104), „Gästehaus“ (#30,101). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „halbem“ bei #30,103. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around halbem (IPA [ˈhalbəm]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #30,103 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for halbem, with forms such as "ahlbem", "hablem", and "halbbem". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hale", "halte", "Halle", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is halbem, spelled H-A-L-B-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs halb
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs halb

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahlbem
  • hablem
  • halbbem
  • halbemm
  • halbme
  • halebm
  • hallbem
  • hhalbem
  • hlabem

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of halbem - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ahlbem2hablem2halbbem1halbemm1halbme2halebm2hallbem1hhalbem1
Edit distance from "halbem"

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 "halbem"?
"halbem" is spelled H-A-L-B-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhalbəm].
What does "halbem" mean?
As an adjective, "halbem" means: Dativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs halb
What words are commonly confused with "halbem"?
"halbem" is commonly confused with "hale", "halte", "Halle". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "halbem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "halbem" is [ˈhalbəm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "halbem" come from?
"halbem" 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 "halbem", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

harbor#30,107hartem#30,108Harzer#30,110Heften#30,112

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

hämmern9 variantsGerste9 variantsIslams9 variantsFunden9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list