halbjährlich

[ˈhalpˌjɛːɐ̯lɪç]

/[ˈhalpˌjɛːɐ̯lɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“halbjährlich” is uncommon German (frequency #53,756 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,756
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jedes halbe Jahr

Corpus desk

Index DE-halbjahrlich · halbjährlich · German

halbjährlich · rank #53,756 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,756
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Halbkreis

Nearest frequency peer: Halbkreis (+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 „halbjährlich“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for halbjährlich
PropertyValue
Headwordhalbjährlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhalpˌjɛːɐ̯lɪç]
Letters12
Frequency rank#53,756
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „halbjährlich“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Halbkreis“ (#53,757), „Halbwissen“ (#53,758), „Hafenbecken“ (#53,753). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „halbjährlich“ bei #53,756. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

halbjährlich is uncommon German at frequency #53,756 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhalpˌjɛːɐ̯lɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jedes halbe Jahr".

Zero misspellings are on record for halbjährlich in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 halbjährlich, spelled H-A-L-B-J-Ä-H-R-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    jedes halbe Jahr

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Er muss halbjährlich zum Arzt.

Antonyms

vierteljährlich

This word in other languages

biannual(English)semestral(Español)semestriel(Français)semestral(Português)

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 "halbjährlich"?
"halbjährlich" is spelled H-A-L-B-J-Ä-H-R-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhalpˌjɛːɐ̯lɪç].
What does "halbjährlich" mean?
As an adjective, "halbjährlich" means: jedes halbe Jahr
How do you pronounce "halbjährlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "halbjährlich" is [ˈhalpˌjɛːɐ̯lɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Heimatlandes#53,769Hirngespinst#53,780Gesamtbetrag#53,728Kinderlieder#53,819

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list