haltbar

[ˈhaltbaːɐ̯]

/[ˈhaltbaːɐ̯]/ adj

The verdict

“haltbar” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,318. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,318
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - über einen längeren Zeitraum brauchbar, genießbar sein (Lebensmittel, Medikamente und Ähnliches)

Corpus desk

Index DE-haltbar · haltbar · German

haltbar · rank #14,318 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,318
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Haller

Nearest frequency peer: Haller (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „haltbar“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „haltbar“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

haltbar vs Halter
57% similar
haltbar vs halber
71% similar
haltbar vs haftbar
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „haltbar“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.haltbarliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Haller“ (#14,317), „Handhabung“ (#14,319), „haftet“ (#14,316). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „haltbar“ bei #14,318. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around haltbar (IPA [ˈhaltbaːɐ̯]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #14,318 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for haltbar, with forms such as "ahltbar", "halbtar", and "halltbar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Halter", "halber", "haftbar", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is haltbar, spelled H-A-L-T-B-A-R.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how haltbar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Misten Sie jedes Jahr mindestens einmal Ihre Hausapotheke aus, denn Arzneimittel sind nicht unbegrenzt haltbar!
  2. „Das Ragout kann in Gläser abgefüllt werden, dann bleibt es eine Woche haltbar. Heiß ins Glas geben, Glas auf den Kopf stellen, damit ein Vakuum entsteht.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

leicht verderblichleichtverderblichempfindlichunhaltbar

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahltbar
  • halbtar
  • halltbar
  • haltabr
  • haltbarr
  • haltbbar
  • haltbra
  • halttbar
  • hatlbar
  • hhaltbar
  • hlatbar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of haltbar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ahltbar2halbtar2halltbar1haltabr2haltbarr1haltbbar1haltbra2halttbar1
Edit distance from "haltbar"

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 "haltbar"?
"haltbar" is spelled H-A-L-T-B-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaltbaːɐ̯].
What does "haltbar" mean?
As an adjective, "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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list