halben

/[ˈhalbn̩]/ adj

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Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,501

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

halben is anGermanadj. It means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs halb Pronounced [ˈhalbn̩]. It ranks #2,501 in German word frequency. Often confused with hale and holen.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of halben in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for halben is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhalbn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,501 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 20 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for halben, with forms such as "ahlben", "hablen", and "halbben". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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 explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is halben, spelled H-A-L-B-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for halben

Misspelling Variants of "halben"

ahlben6hablen6halbben7halbenn7halbne6halebn6hallben7hhalben7
Misspelling Variants of "halben"

Frequency rank: #2,501 in German

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 adj, "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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.