Halbmond
[ˈhalpˌmoːnt]
The verdict
“Halbmond” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #38,161 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #38,161
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der Mond, wenn er zur Hälfte beleuchtet ist (genau im ersten oder letzten Viertel)
| 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) |
Where “Halbmond” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Halbmond is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, 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 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
- 1der Mond, wenn er zur Hälfte beleuchtet ist (genau im ersten oder letzten Viertel)
- 2ein Symbol in Form einer Mondsichel
- 3das Möndchen (Lunula), der sichtbare halbmondförmige Teil der Matrix von Finger- oder Zehennagel
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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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Using “Halbmond”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-A-L-B-M-O-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhalpˌmoːnt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.