Halbgott

[ˈhalpˌɡɔt]

/[ˈhalpˌɡɔt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Halbgott” is uncommon German (frequency #90,381 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,381
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand mit einem göttlichen und einem nichtgöttlichen Elternteil

Corpus desk

Index DE-halbgott · Halbgott · German

Halbgott · rank #90,381 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,381
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH haina

Nearest frequency peer: haina (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Halbgott“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Halbgott“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Halbgott
PropertyValue
HeadwordHalbgott
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhalpˌɡɔt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#90,381
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Halbgott“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Halbgottfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „haina“ (#90,380), „Halbkugel“ (#90,382), „Hahnrei“ (#90,379). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Halbgott“ bei #90,381. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Halbgott is uncommon German at frequency #90,381 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhalpˌɡɔt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Halbgott doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Halbgott, spelled H-A-L-B-G-O-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand mit einem göttlichen und einem nichtgöttlichen Elternteil
  2. 2
    heldenhafter Mensch

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Halbgott appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Gwydion ist ein Zauberer aus der keltischen Mythologie und kann zu den Halbgöttern gezählt werden.
  2. „Um sich als Halbgötter mit magischen Kräften zu geben, verstecken Stanley und seine Männer Batterien in ihren Ärmeln, die beim Händedruck Stromschläge aussenden.“

Synonyms

SemideusGöttersohn

This word in other languages

demi-dieu(Français)

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 "Halbgott"?
"Halbgott" is spelled H-A-L-B-G-O-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhalpˌɡɔt].
What does "Halbgott" mean?
As a noun, "Halbgott" means: jemand mit einem göttlichen und einem nichtgöttlichen Elternteil
How do you pronounce "Halbgott"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Halbgott" is [ˈhalpˌɡɔt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Halbgott" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Handkuss#90,386haariger#90,375Happyend#90,393guidance#90,366

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list