Halbkreis

[ˈhalpˌkʁaɪ̯s]

/[ˈhalpˌkʁaɪ̯s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Halbkreis” is uncommon German (frequency #53,757 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,757
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch den Durchmesser begrenzte Hälfte eines Kreises

Corpus desk

Index DE-halbkreis · Halbkreis · German

Halbkreis · rank #53,757 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,757
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH halbjährlich

Nearest frequency peer: halbjährlich (-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 „Halbkreis“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Halbkreis
PropertyValue
HeadwordHalbkreis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhalpˌkʁaɪ̯s]
Letters9
Frequency rank#53,757
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Halbkreis“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Halbkreisfällt 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: „halbjährlich“ (#53,756), „Halbwissen“ (#53,758), „handelsüblichen“ (#53,759). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Halbkreis“ bei #53,757. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Halbkreis is uncommon German at frequency #53,757 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhalpˌkʁaɪ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bei praktischen Demonstrationen im Chemiekabinett stellen sich die Schüler alle im Halbkreis um den Lehrer auf, so dass jeder den gleichen Abstand zu diesem hat und gut sehen kann.
  2. „Unten am Strand schützte Alf die Seinen vor der Flut durch hohe Wälle aus Sand, die in einem Halbkreis an die rote alte Ufermauer stießen.“

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Haarspray#53,749herausgab#53,774gewähltes#53,735gepunktet#53,724

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list