Halbmond

/[ˈhalpˌmoːnt]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#38,161

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Halbmond is aGermannoun. It means: der Mond, wenn er zur Hälfte beleuchtet ist (genau im ersten oder letzten Viertel) Pronounced [ˈhalpˌmoːnt].

Key facts for Halbmond
PropertyValue
HeadwordHalbmond
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhalpˌmoːnt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#38,161
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Halbmond in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Halbmond is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhalpˌmoːnt]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,161 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for Halbmond, with forms such as "ahlbmond", "hablmond", and "halbbmond". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Halbmond, spelled H-A-L-B-M-O-N-D, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Mond, wenn er zur Hälfte beleuchtet ist (genau im ersten oder letzten Viertel)
  2. 2
    ein Symbol in Form einer Mondsichel
  3. 3
    das Möndchen (Lunula), der sichtbare halbmondförmige Teil der Matrix von Finger- oder Zehennagel

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ahlbmond,hablmond,halbbmond,halbmmond,halbmnod,halbmodn,halbmondd,halbmonnd,halbomnd,hallbmond,halmbond,hhalbmond,hlabmond

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Halbmond

Misspelling Variants of "Halbmond"

ahlbmond8hablmond8halbbmond9halbmmond9halbmnod8halbmodn8halbmondd9halbmonnd9
Misspelling Variants of "Halbmond"

Frequency rank: #38,161 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Halbmond"?
"Halbmond" is spelled H-A-L-B-M-O-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhalpˌmoːnt].
What does "Halbmond" mean?
As a noun, "Halbmond" means: der Mond, wenn er zur Hälfte beleuchtet ist (genau im ersten oder letzten Viertel)
What are common misspellings of "Halbmond"?
Common misspellings include "ahlbmond", "hablmond", "halbbmond", "halbmmond", "halbmnod". The correct spelling is "Halbmond".
How do you pronounce "Halbmond"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Halbmond" is [ˈhalpˌmoːnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Halbmond" come from?
"Halbmond" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.