Halbgeviertstrich
[ˈhalpɡəfiːɐ̯tˌʃtʁɪç]
The verdict
“Halbgeviertstrich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - waagerechter Strich in der Länge eines Halbgevierts
Corpus desk
Index DE-halbgeviertstrich · Halbgeviertstrich · German
Halbgeviertstrich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 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 | Halbgeviertstrich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhalpɡəfiːɐ̯tˌʃtʁɪç] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Halbgeviertstrich“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Halbgeviertstrich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhalpɡəfiːɐ̯tˌʃtʁɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "waagerechter Strich in der Länge eines Halbgevierts".
No misspelling variants are generated for Halbgeviertstrich in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Halbgeviertstrich, spelled H-A-L-B-G-E-V-I-E-R-T-S-T-R-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1waagerechter Strich in der Länge eines Halbgevierts
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Halbgeviertstrich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das korrekte Setzen des Gedanken- oder auch Halbgeviertstrichs wird in den meisten Fällen, die ich so sehe, der Textverarbeitungssoftware überlassen.“
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.