Hälfte

[ˈhɛlftə]

/[ˈhɛlftə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hälfte” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #905. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#905
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einer von zwei gleich großen Anteilen

Corpus desk

Index DE-halfte · Hälfte · German

Hälfte · rank #905 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #905
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH gefallen

Nearest frequency peer: gefallen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Hälfte“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Hälfte vs Halt
50% similar
Hälfte vs hatte
33% similar
Hälfte vs Hilfe
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Hälfte
PropertyValue
HeadwordHälfte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɛlftə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#905
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hälfte“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Hälfteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gefallen“ (#904), „lag“ (#906), „folgenden“ (#903). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hälfte“ bei #905. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Hälfte (IPA [ˈhɛlftə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #905 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hälfte, with forms such as "hhälfte", "hläfte", and "häflte". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Halt", "hatte", "Hilfe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Hälfte, spelled H-Ä-L-F-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    einer von zwei gleich großen Anteilen
  2. 2
    die Mitte
  3. 3
    ein 50%-Anteil einer Zeitspanne
  4. 4
    ein 50%-Anteil einer Zeitspanne

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wenn das Glas nur mehr halb voll ist, fehlt schon die Hälfte.
  2. Kinder zahlen die Hälfte.

Synonyms

MitteMittelpunktHalbzeit

Antonyms

AllesNichtsAnfangEnde

This word in other languages

half(English)mitad(Español)moitié(Français)metade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhälfte
  • hläfte
  • häflte
  • hälfet
  • hälffte
  • hälftte
  • hällfte
  • hältfe
  • ählfte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hälfte - 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.

hhälfte1hläfte2häflte2hälfet2hälffte1hälftte1hällfte1hältfe2
Edit distance from "Hälfte"

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 "Hälfte"?
"Hälfte" is spelled H-Ä-L-F-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛlftə].
What does "Hälfte" mean?
As a noun, "Hälfte" means: einer von zwei gleich großen Anteilen
What words are commonly confused with "Hälfte"?
"Hälfte" is commonly confused with "Halt", "hatte", "Hilfe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hälfte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hälfte" is [ˈhɛlftə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hälfte" come from?
"Hälfte" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list