instand halten
[ɪnˈʃtant ˌhaltn̩]
The verdict
“instand halten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas so behandeln, dass es in einem Zustand bleibt, der als gut oder in Ordnung bezeichnet werden kann
Corpus desk
Index DE-instand-halten · instand halten · German
instand halten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | instand halten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ɪnˈʃtant ˌhaltn̩] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “instand halten” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
instand halten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ɪnˈʃtant ˌhaltn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas so behandeln, dass es in einem Zustand bleibt, der als gut oder in Ordnung bezeichnet werden kann".
instand halten doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 instand halten, spelled I-N-S-T-A-N-D- -H-A-L-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas so behandeln, dass es in einem Zustand bleibt, der als gut oder in Ordnung bezeichnet werden kann
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how instand halten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wird das Haus laufend instand gehalten, können große Reparaturen vermieden werden.
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