Halbmond

Name: Halbmond, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈhalpˌmoːnt]

/[ˈhalpˌmoːnt]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Halbmond” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,161. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,161
frequency rank, German: 3,372
“H” headwords: 13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Mond, wenn er zur Hälfte beleuchtet ist (genau im ersten oder letzten Viertel)

Corpus desk

Index DE-halbmond · Halbmond · German

Halbmond · rank #38,161 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #38,161
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 13 variants
BOOK-MID 3,372
PHOTO-FINISH guest

Nearest frequency peer: guest (-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.

Gründern

61,844
gründlicher

61,843
guest

61,841
Halbmond

61,840
Handlungsfä…

61,839
Handzeichen

61,838

What this shows „Halbmond“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Key facts for Halbmond
Property	Value
Headword	Halbmond
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈhalpˌmoːnt]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#38,161
Misspellings tracked	13
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Halbmond“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Halbmondliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#38,161

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „guest“ (#38,160), „Handlungsfähigkeit“ (#38,162), „Handzeichen“ (#38,163). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Halbmond“ bei #38,161. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Halbmond (IPA [ˈhalpˌmoːnt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,161 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Halbmond, with forms such as "ahlbmond", "hablmond", and "halbbmond". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Halbmond, spelled H-A-L-B-M-O-N-D.

Definition

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Heute haben wir Halbmond (der Mond steht im 1. Viertel).
„Der Mond schien, ein Halbmond, und sie konnten die weißen Shorts des Mädchens erkennen, die sich gegen die dunklen Sanddünen abzeichneten.“

Synonyms

MondsichelMöndchenLunula

Antonyms

Vollmond Neumond

This word in other languages

half-moon(English)medialuna(Español)demi-lune(Français)crescente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ahlbmond
hablmond
halbbmond
halbmmond
halbmnod
halbmodn
halbmondd
halbmonnd
halbomnd
hallbmond
halmbond
hhalbmond
hlabmond

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Halbmond - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Halbmond"

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 "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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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