halbmast
[ˈhalpˌmast]
The verdict
“halbmast” is uncommon German (frequency #93,026 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,026
- frequency rank, German
- 3,372
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zum Zeichen offizieller Trauer: nur auf die halbe Höhe des Mastes aufgezogene Fahne/Flagge
Corpus desk
Index DE-halbmast · halbmast · German
halbmast · rank #93,026 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #93,026
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,372
- PHOTO-FINISH Hackers
Nearest frequency peer: Hackers (-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 „halbmast“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- gutmütige
gutmütige
6,981 corpus weight
- Hackers
Hackers
6,976 corpus weight
- halbmast
halbmast
6,975 corpus weight
- harmonisiert
harmonisiert
6,972 corpus weight
- Hauptgruppen
Hauptgruppen
6,971 corpus weight
- Hauptraum
Hauptraum
6,970 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „halbmast“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | halbmast |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˈhalpˌmast] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #93,026 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „halbmast“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
halbmast is uncommon German at frequency #93,026 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈhalpˌmast]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for halbmast, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is halbmast, spelled H-A-L-B-M-A-S-T.
Definition
- 1zum Zeichen offizieller Trauer: nur auf die halbe Höhe des Mastes aufgezogene Fahne/Flagge
- 2übertragen zu [1]
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how halbmast appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nach dem Tod des Staatspräsidenten wurden die Fahnen an den öffentlichen Gebäuden auf halbmast gesetzt.
„Nach uns lief ein großer Japaner ein, die Flagge auf halbmast. Dieser hatte die ganzen Decksbauten verloren und acht Mann der Besatzung waren einer schweren Sturzsee zum Opfer gefallen.“
Synonyms
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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