hallte

[ˈhaltə]

/[ˈhaltə]/ verb

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The verdict

“hallte” is uncommon German (frequency #75,743 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,743
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hallen

Corpus desk

Index DE-hallte · hallte · German

hallte · rank #75,743 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,743
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH handliche

Nearest frequency peer: handliche (+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 „hallte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hallte
PropertyValue
Headwordhallte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhaltə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#75,743
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hallte“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „handliche“ (#75,744), „Habibi“ (#75,741), „handwerklicher“ (#75,745). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hallte“ bei #75,743. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hallte is uncommon German at frequency #75,743 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhaltə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

hallte has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is hallte, spelled H-A-L-L-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hallen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hallen

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 "hallte"?
"hallte" is spelled H-A-L-L-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaltə].
What does "hallte" mean?
As a verb, "hallte" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hallen
How do you pronounce "hallte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hallte" is [ˈhaltə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hallte" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Habibi#75,741Henner#75,757Hobart#75,765Ginkgo#75,713

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list