Halbschwester
[ˈhalpˌʃvɛstɐ]
The verdict
“Halbschwester” has 22 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,761. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #49,761
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
- 22
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - blutsverwandte Schwester anderer Kinder nur von Vater oder Mutter
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Halbschwester |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhalpˌʃvɛstɐ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #49,761 |
| Misspellings tracked | 22 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Halbschwester” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 22 spelling variants around Halbschwester (IPA [ˈhalpˌʃvɛstɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,761 among 59,066 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "blutsverwandte Schwester anderer Kinder nur von Vater oder Mutter".
Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for Halbschwester, with forms such as "ahlbschwester", "hablschwester", and "halbbschwester". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Halbschwester, spelled H-A-L-B-S-C-H-W-E-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1blutsverwandte Schwester anderer Kinder nur von Vater oder Mutter
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ahlbschwester
- hablschwester
- halbbschwester
- halbcshwester
- halbscchwester
- halbschewster
- halbschhwester
- halbschwesetr
- halbschwesster
- halbschwesterr
- halbschwestre
- halbschwestter
- halbschwetser
- halbschwseter
- halbschwwester
- halbscwhester
- halbshcwester
- halbsschwester
- hallbschwester
- halsbchwester
- hhalbschwester
- hlabschwester
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Halbschwester - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “Halbschwester”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-A-L-B-S-C-H-W-E-S-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhalpˌʃvɛstɐ] (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
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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.