halben

[ˈhalbn̩]

/[ˈhalbn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“halben” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,501. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,501
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-halben · halben · German

halben · rank #2,501 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,501
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gemeinschaft

Nearest frequency peer: Gemeinschaft (-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 „halben“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „halben“ 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).

halben vs hale
67% similar
halben vs holen
67% similar
halben vs halte
67% similar

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

Key facts for halben
PropertyValue
Headwordhalben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhalbn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,501
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „halben“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).halbenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Gemeinschaft“ (#2,500), „hergestellt“ (#2,502), „geeignet“ (#2,499). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „halben“ bei #2,501. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around halben (IPA [ˈhalbn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,501 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 20 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for halben, with forms such as "ahlben", "hablen", and "halbben". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hale", "holen", "halte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is halben, spelled H-A-L-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs halb
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs halb
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs halb
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs halb
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs halb
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs halb
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs halb
  8. 8
    Genitiv Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs halb
  9. 9
    Dativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs halb
  10. 10
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs halb
  11. 11
    Dativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs halb
  12. 12
    Plural Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs halb
  13. 13
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs halb
  14. 14
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs halb
  15. 15
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs halb
  16. 16
    Genitiv Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs halb
  17. 17
    Dativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs halb
  18. 18
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs halb
  19. 19
    Dativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs halb
  20. 20
    Plural der gemischten Flexion Positiv des Adjektivs halb

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahlben
  • hablen
  • halbben
  • halbenn
  • halbne
  • halebn
  • hallben
  • hhalben
  • hlaben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of halben - 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.

ahlben2hablen2halbben1halbenn1halbne2halebn2hallben1hhalben1
Edit distance from "halben"

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 "halben"?
"halben" is spelled H-A-L-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhalbn̩].
What does "halben" mean?
As an adjective, "halben" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs halb
What words are commonly confused with "halben"?
"halben" is commonly confused with "hale", "holen", "halte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "halben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "halben" is [ˈhalbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "halben" come from?
"halben" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list