Hallein
[ˈhalaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Hallein” is uncommon German (frequency #50,532 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,532
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zweitgrößte Stadt Salzburgs
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hallein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈhalaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #50,532 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hallein” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Hallein is uncommon German at frequency #50,532 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈhalaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zweitgrößte Stadt Salzburgs".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Hallein, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Hallein, spelled H-A-L-L-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1zweitgrößte Stadt Salzburgs
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 “Hallein”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-A-L-L-E-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhalaɪ̯n] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.