Hallig
[ˈhalɪç]
The verdict
“Hallig” is uncommon German (frequency #81,642 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,642
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - kleine Insel im nordfriesischen Wattenmeer, Namensbestandteil bei Eigennamen mit „Hallig“
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hallig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhalɪç] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #81,642 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hallig” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Hallig is uncommon German at frequency #81,642 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhalɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleine Insel im nordfriesischen Wattenmeer, Namensbestandteil bei Eigennamen mit „Hallig“".
Hallig doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Hallig, spelled H-A-L-L-I-G.
Definition
- 1kleine Insel im nordfriesischen Wattenmeer, Namensbestandteil bei Eigennamen mit „Hallig“
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 “Hallig”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-A-L-L-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhalɪç] (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.