hältst

[hɛlt͡st]

/[hɛlt͡st]/ verb

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The verdict

“hältst” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,218. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,218
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs halten

Corpus desk

Index DE-haltst · hältst · German

hältst · rank #9,218 · 10 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,218
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hingehen

Nearest frequency peer: hingehen (-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 „hältst“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „hältst“ 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).

hältst vs hast
50% similar
hältst vs hats
50% similar
hältst vs hasst
50% similar

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

Key facts for hältst
PropertyValue
Headwordhältst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[hɛlt͡st]
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,218
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „hältst“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „hingehen“ (#9,217), „Illusion“ (#9,219), „heuer“ (#9,216). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hältst“ bei #9,218. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around hältst (IPA [hɛlt͡st]), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,218 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs halten".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for hältst, with forms such as "hhältst", "hlätst", and "hälltst". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "hast", "hats", "hasst", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is hältst, spelled H-Ä-L-T-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs halten

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhältst
  • hlätst
  • hälltst
  • hälstt
  • hältsst
  • hältstt
  • hältts
  • hälttst
  • hätlst
  • ähltst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hältst - 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.

hhältst1hlätst2hälltst1hälstt2hältsst1hältstt1hältts2hälttst1
Edit distance from "hältst"

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 "hältst"?
"hältst" is spelled H-Ä-L-T-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [hɛlt͡st].
What does "hältst" mean?
As a verb, "hältst" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs halten
What words are commonly confused with "hältst"?
"hältst" is commonly confused with "hast", "hats", "hasst". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hältst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hältst" is [hɛlt͡st]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hältst" come from?
"hältst" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

hellen#9,215Ingrid#9,221Kicker#9,227Gewebe#9,206

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Klassik10 variantsgelogen10 variantsSchrott10 variantssiebten10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list