Halbkreis

[ˈhalpˌkʁaɪ̯s]

/[ˈhalpˌkʁaɪ̯s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Halbkreis” is an uncommon German word, ranked #53,757 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#53,757
frequency rank, German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - durch den Durchmesser begrenzte Hälfte eines Kreises

Key facts for Halbkreis
PropertyValue
HeadwordHalbkreis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhalpˌkʁaɪ̯s]
Letters9
Frequency rank#53,757
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Halbkreis” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Halbkreis lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Halbkreis is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhalpˌkʁaɪ̯s]. Corpus data places it at rank #53,757 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "durch den Durchmesser begrenzte Hälfte eines Kreises".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Halbkreis, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Halbkreis, spelled H-A-L-B-K-R-E-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch den Durchmesser begrenzte Hälfte eines Kreises

This word in other languages

semicircle(English)semicírculo(Español)demi-cercle(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 "Halbkreis"?
"Halbkreis" is spelled H-A-L-B-K-R-E-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhalpˌkʁaɪ̯s].
What does "Halbkreis" mean?
As a noun, "Halbkreis" means: durch den Durchmesser begrenzte Hälfte eines Kreises
How do you pronounce "Halbkreis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Halbkreis" is [ˈhalpˌkʁaɪ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Halbkreis" come from?
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Using “Halbkreis”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-A-L-B-K-R-E-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈhalpˌkʁaɪ̯s] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list