Hallimasch
[ˈhalimaʃ]
The verdict
“Hallimasch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pilzgattung aus der Familie Physalacriaceae; häufig in Grüppchen oder Büscheln an Baumstümpfen lebender Blätterpilz, Schädling der Bäume
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Index DE-hallimasch · Hallimasch · German
Hallimasch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hallimasch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhalimaʃ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hallimasch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hallimasch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhalimaʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pilzgattung aus der Familie Physalacriaceae; häufig in Grüppchen oder Büscheln an Baumstümpfen lebender Blätterpilz, Schädling der Bäume".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Hallimasch, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Hallimasch, spelled H-A-L-L-I-M-A-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1Pilzgattung aus der Familie Physalacriaceae; häufig in Grüppchen oder Büscheln an Baumstümpfen lebender Blätterpilz, Schädling der Bäume
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hallimasch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hast du Hallimasch gesammelt?
„Und dieses Netz wird alt: Ein bestimmter Hallimasch in der Schweiz wurde auf ein Alter von etwa 1000 Jahren geschätzt, ein anderer in den USA, dessen Myzel sich auf rund neun Quadratkilometern verbreitet hat, auf circa 2400 Jahre.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.