Halbmetall
[ˈhalpmeˌtal]
The verdict
“Halbmetall” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - chemisches Element mit metallischen und nichtmetallischen Eigenschaften
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Index DE-halbmetall · Halbmetall · German
Halbmetall · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Halbmetall |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhalpmeˌtal] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Halbmetall“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Halbmetall is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhalpmeˌtal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "chemisches Element mit metallischen und nichtmetallischen Eigenschaften".
No misspelling variants are generated for Halbmetall in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Halbmetall, spelled H-A-L-B-M-E-T-A-L-L.
Definition
- 1chemisches Element mit metallischen und nichtmetallischen Eigenschaften
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Halbmetall appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Kristallines Tellur ist ein silberweißes, metallisch glänzendes Halbmetall, das im Aussehen Zinn und Antimon ähnelt.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.