innehalten

[ˈɪnəˌhaltn̩]

/[ˈɪnəˌhaltn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“innehalten” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,586. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,586
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - intransitiv:

Corpus desk

Index DE-innehalten · innehalten · German

innehalten · rank #37,586 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,586
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Industrieunte…

Nearest frequency peer: Industrieunternehmen (-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 „innehalten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „innehalten“ 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).

innehalten vs innehatte
80% similar
innehalten vs Inhalten
70% similar
innehalten vs innehaben
80% similar

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

Key facts for innehalten
PropertyValue
Headwordinnehalten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈɪnəˌhaltn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#37,586
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „innehalten“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).innehaltenliegt 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: „Industrieunternehmen“ (#37,585), „innenpolitischen“ (#37,587), „improvisiert“ (#37,584). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „innehalten“ bei #37,586. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around innehalten (IPA [ˈɪnəˌhaltn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #37,586 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for innehalten, with forms such as "inehalten", "inenhalten", and "inneahlten". 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, "innehatte", "Inhalten", "innehaben", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 innehalten, spelled I-N-N-E-H-A-L-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    intransitiv:
  2. 2
    mit einer Tätigkeit oder Handlung für kurze Zeit aufhören

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich habe mit meiner Arbeit innegehalten, um dem Gespräch besser folgen zu können.
  2. Halten wir für einen Moment inne und besinnen uns auf unsere Ziele!

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inehalten
  • inenhalten
  • inneahlten
  • innehaletn
  • innehallten
  • innehaltenn
  • innehaltne
  • innehaltten
  • innehatlen
  • innehhalten
  • innehlaten
  • innhealten
  • ninehalten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

inehalten1inenhalten2inneahlten2innehaletn2innehallten1innehaltenn1innehaltne2innehaltten1
Edit distance from "innehalten"

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 "innehalten"?
"innehalten" is spelled I-N-N-E-H-A-L-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪnəˌhaltn̩].
What does "innehalten" mean?
As a verb, "innehalten" means: intransitiv:
What words are commonly confused with "innehalten"?
"innehalten" is commonly confused with "innehatte", "Inhalten", "innehaben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "innehalten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "innehalten" is [ˈɪnəˌhaltn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "innehalten" come from?
"innehalten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list