halbtot

[ˈhalptoːt]

/[ˈhalptoːt]/ adj

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The verdict

“halbtot” is uncommon German (frequency #70,352 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,352
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - dem Tod nahe, beinahe Tod, in einem Zustand zwischen Leben und Tod

Key facts for halbtot
PropertyValue
Headwordhalbtot
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhalptoːt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#70,352
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “halbtot” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). halbtot lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

halbtot is uncommon German at frequency #70,352 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhalptoːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "dem Tod nahe, beinahe Tod, in einem Zustand zwischen Leben und Tod".

No misspelling variants are generated for halbtot in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is halbtot, spelled H-A-L-B-T-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    dem Tod nahe, beinahe Tod, in einem Zustand zwischen Leben und Tod

This word in other languages

halfdead(English)

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 "halbtot"?
"halbtot" is spelled H-A-L-B-T-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhalptoːt].
What does "halbtot" mean?
As an adjective, "halbtot" means: dem Tod nahe, beinahe Tod, in einem Zustand zwischen Leben und Tod
How do you pronounce "halbtot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "halbtot" is [ˈhalptoːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "halbtot" come from?
"halbtot" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “halbtot”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-A-L-B-T-O-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈhalptoːt] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list