Hals
[hals]
The verdict
“Hals” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,830. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #2,830
- frequency rank, German
- 3,372
- “H” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Körperteil, Verbindung von Kopf und Rumpf
Corpus desk
Index DE-hals · Hals · German
Hals · rank #2,830 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #2,830
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,372
- PHOTO-FINISH Hunger
Nearest frequency peer: Hunger (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Hals”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Gelb
Gelb
97,174 corpus weight
- GiB
GiB
97,173 corpus weight
- Hals
Hals
97,171 corpus weight
- Hunger
Hunger
97,170 corpus weight
- Inhalte
Inhalte
97,169 corpus weight
- keinerlei
keinerlei
97,168 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Hals” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hals |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [hals] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #2,830 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Hals” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around Hals (IPA [hals]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,830 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hals, with forms such as "ahls", "halls", and "halss". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hl", "hat", "hol", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
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 Hals, spelled H-A-L-S.
Definition
- 1Körperteil, Verbindung von Kopf und Rumpf
- 2gegenüber anderen Bestandteilen oder Bereichen eines Objekts dünnerer Teil
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hals appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie reckte den Hals, um zu sehen, was vor sich ging.
„Trifft das noch zu im Zeitalter der Weltraumfahrt? Dieses Wort ist eine maßlose Übertreibung, ebenso wie sein Synonym Astronautik. Es gibt eine Reihe von Vergleichen, die das anschaulich machen. Einer mag genügen: Wenn jemand am Alpenrand, etwa bei Grainau unweit Garmisch, in 900 m Höhe über dem Meeresspiegel steht und zum Gipfel der Zugspitze (2000 m üb…
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ahls
- halls
- halss
- hasl
- hhals
- hlas
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hals - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hals", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Hals". Here's where to go from here.
- "Hals" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "hl". View pair
- 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #2,830 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "H" letter cohort. H–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.