Halter

Name: Halter, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈhaltɐ]

/[ˈhaltɐ]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Halter” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,822. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,822
frequency rank, German: 3,372
“H” headwords: 9
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorrichtung, durch die etwas an einem bestimmten Platz gehalten wird, an der etwas angebracht werden kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-halter · Halter · German

Halter · rank #14,822 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-MID #14,822
LEN-LONG 6 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 9 variants
BOOK-MID 3,372
PHOTO-FINISH handele

Nearest frequency peer: handele (+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.

Gitarren

85,184
give

85,183
gs

85,182
Halter

85,179
handele

85,178
hartnäckig

85,176

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Halter vs hatte

50% similar

Halter vs holte

50% similar

Halter vs haste

50% similar

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

Key facts for Halter
Property	Value
Headword	Halter
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈhaltɐ]
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#14,822
Misspellings tracked	9
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Halter“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Halterliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#14,822

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „handele“ (#14,823), „gs“ (#14,819), „hartnäckig“ (#14,825). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Halter“ bei #14,822. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Halter (IPA [ˈhaltɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,822 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Halter, with forms such as "ahlter", "haletr", and "hallter". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hatte", "holte", "haste", and more, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Halter, spelled H-A-L-T-E-R.

Definition

1
Vorrichtung, durch die etwas an einem bestimmten Platz gehalten wird, an der etwas angebracht werden kann
2
Teil eines Objekts, an dem dieses gehalten wird
3
Schreibgerät, in dem eine Feder verbaut ist
4
Gegenstand, der eine Socke oder einen Strumpf an seinem Platz hält
5
Kleidungsstück, welches die weibliche Brust stützt
6
Person, in deren Besitz sich ein Fahrzeug befindet
7
Person, in deren Besitz sich ein Tier befindet
8
Person, die Tiere unter ihrer Obhut beziehungsweise Aufsicht hat

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

„Im Vordergrund sind das Gehäuse des Aktuators, die Klemmvorrichtung und der Stempel zu sehen, im Hintergrund ist die Faser mit einem Magneten an dem Halter befestigt.“
Der Halter meines Selfie-Sticks ist mir im Urlaub abgebrochen.

Synonyms

Griff Federhalter Füllfederhalter Füllhalter Sockenhalter StrumpfhalterBrusthalterBusenhalterBüstenhalterFahrzeughalterTierhalter Hirt Hirte

This word in other languages

détenteur(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ahlter
haletr
hallter
halterr
haltre
haltter
hatler
hhalter
hlater

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Halter - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "Halter"

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 "Halter"?

"Halter" is spelled H-A-L-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaltɐ].

What does "Halter" mean?

As a noun, "Halter" means: Vorrichtung, durch die etwas an einem bestimmten Platz gehalten wird, an der etwas angebracht werden kann

What words are commonly confused with "Halter"?

"Halter" is commonly confused with "hatte", "holte", "haste". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Halter"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Halter" is [ˈhaltɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Halter" come from?

"Halter" 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 "Halter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

holten#14,832 Justus#14,841 kaufst#14,844 Etagen#14,798

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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