Halles

[ˈhaləs]

/[ˈhaləs]/ noun

The verdict

“Halles” is uncommon German (frequency #79,268 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,268
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Hall

Corpus desk

Index DE-halles · Halles · German

Halles · rank #79,268 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,268
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hamburgern

Nearest frequency peer: Hamburgern (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Halles“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Halles“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Halles
PropertyValue
HeadwordHalles
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaləs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#79,268
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Halles“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Hallesfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hamburgern“ (#79,269), „Hadith“ (#79,266), „Hammerschlag“ (#79,270). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Halles“ bei #79,268. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Halles is uncommon German at frequency #79,268 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaləs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Hall".

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

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Halles, spelled H-A-L-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Hall

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 "Halles"?
"Halles" is spelled H-A-L-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaləs].
What does "Halles" mean?
As a noun, "Halles" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Hall
How do you pronounce "Halles"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Halles" is [ˈhaləs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list