Halbwelt
German, noun/ˈhalpˌvɛlt/
Halbwelt is spelled H-A-L-B-W-E-L-T (8 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 142,439th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Halbwelt is a German feminine noun meaning “demimonde (group having little respect or reputation)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Welt der Prostituierten”.
What does Halbwelt mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatoryfemininedemimonde (group having little respect or reputation)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Welt der Prostituierten 2. elegante, aber zwielichtige Gesellschaftsschicht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Halbwelt
- Halbwelten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Halbwelt?
- /ˈhalpˌvɛlt/
- [ˈhalpˌvɛlt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Halbwelt
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Halbwelt in German?
Halbwelt appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).