Halts

[halt͡s]

/[halt͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Halts” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,104. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,104
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Halt

Corpus desk

Index DE-halts · Halts · German

Halts · rank #30,104 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,104
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH halbem

Nearest frequency peer: halbem (-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 „Halts“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Halts“ 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).

Halts vs hat
40% similar
Halts vs has
40% similar
Halts vs hast
40% similar

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

Key facts for Halts
PropertyValue
HeadwordHalts
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[halt͡s]
Letters5
Frequency rank#30,104
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Halts“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „halbem“ (#30,103), „Haltungen“ (#30,105), „Haarschnitt“ (#30,102). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Halts“ bei #30,104. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Halts (IPA [halt͡s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,104 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Halt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Halts, with forms such as "ahlts", "hallts", and "halst". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hat", "has", "hast", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Halts, spelled H-A-L-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Halt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahlts
  • hallts
  • halst
  • haltss
  • haltts
  • hatls
  • hhalts
  • hlats

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Halts - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ahlts2hallts1halst2haltss1haltts1hatls2hhalts1hlats2
Edit distance from "Halts"

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 "Halts"?
"Halts" is spelled H-A-L-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is [halt͡s].
What does "Halts" mean?
As a noun, "Halts" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Halt
What words are commonly confused with "Halts"?
"Halts" is commonly confused with "hat", "has", "hast". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Halts"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Halts" is [halt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Halts" come from?
"Halts" 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 "Halts", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

guard#30,100intim#30,133Knick#30,149fancy#30,041

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

hobbies8 variantsgeizig8 variantsLadens8 variantsfauler8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list