halls

[hɔːlz]

/[hɔːlz]/ noun

The verdict

“halls” is uncommon German (frequency #69,323 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,323
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Plural des Substantivs hall

Key facts for halls
PropertyValue
Headwordhalls
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[hɔːlz]
Letters5
Frequency rank#69,323
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “halls” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). halls lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

halls is uncommon German at frequency #69,323 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [hɔːlz]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plural des Substantivs hall".

No generated misspelling entries exist for halls in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is halls, spelled H-A-L-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plural 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 "halls"?
"halls" is spelled H-A-L-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is [hɔːlz].
What does "halls" mean?
As a noun, "halls" means: Plural des Substantivs hall
How do you pronounce "halls"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "halls" is [hɔːlz]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "halls" come from?
"halls" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “halls”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-A-L-L-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [hɔːlz] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list