haltbar

/[ˈhaltbaːɐ̯]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,318

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

haltbar is anGermanadj. It means: über einen längeren Zeitraum brauchbar, genießbar sein (Lebensmittel, Medikamente und Ähnliches) Pronounced [ˈhaltbaːɐ̯]. Often confused with Halter and halber.

Key facts for haltbar
PropertyValue
Headwordhaltbar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈhaltbaːɐ̯]
Letters7
Frequency rank#14,318
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of haltbar in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for haltbar is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhaltbaːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,318 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for haltbar, with forms such as "ahltbar", "halbtar", and "halltbar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Halter", "halber", "haftbar", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is haltbar, spelled H-A-L-T-B-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    über einen längeren Zeitraum brauchbar, genießbar sein (Lebensmittel, Medikamente und Ähnliches)
  2. 2
    über einen längeren Zeitraum seinen guten Zustand behaltend (Kleidung, Möbel und Ähnliches)
  3. 3
    Bestand habend, sich beibehalten, aufrechterhalten lassend, von Dauer
  4. 4
    (gesagt von einem Wurf, einem Schuss) die Möglichkeit der Abwehr bietend, da zu unplatziert oder zu schwach gespielt

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ahltbar,halbtar,halltbar,haltabr,haltbarr,haltbbar,haltbra,halttbar,hatlbar,hhaltbar,hlatbar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for haltbar

Misspelling Variants of "haltbar"

ahltbar7halbtar7halltbar8haltabr7haltbarr8haltbbar8haltbra7halttbar8
Misspelling Variants of "haltbar"

Frequency rank: #14,318 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "haltbar"?
"haltbar" is spelled H-A-L-T-B-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaltbaːɐ̯].
What does "haltbar" mean?
As an adj, "haltbar" means: über einen längeren Zeitraum brauchbar, genießbar sein (Lebensmittel, Medikamente und Ähnliches)
What words are commonly confused with "haltbar"?
"haltbar" is commonly confused with "Halter", "halber", "haftbar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "haltbar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "haltbar" is [ˈhaltbaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "haltbar" come from?
"haltbar" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.