Tierhalter

[ˈtiːɐ̯ˌhaltɐ]

/[ˈtiːɐ̯ˌhaltɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tierhalter” is uncommon German (frequency #72,994 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,994
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, in deren Besitz sich ein Tier befindet

Corpus desk

Index DE-tierhalter · Tierhalter · German

Tierhalter · rank #72,994 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,994
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Thrill

Nearest frequency peer: Thrill (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Tierhalter“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Tierhalter“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tierhalter
PropertyValue
HeadwordTierhalter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtiːɐ̯ˌhaltɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#72,994
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tierhalter“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Tierhalterfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Thrill“ (#72,993), „Tierkreiszeichen“ (#72,995), „testeten“ (#72,992). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tierhalter“ bei #72,994. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tierhalter is uncommon German at frequency #72,994 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtiːɐ̯ˌhaltɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, in deren Besitz sich ein Tier befindet".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Tierhalter, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Tierhalter, spelled T-I-E-R-H-A-L-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, in deren Besitz sich ein Tier befindet

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Auch der Tierhalter, mehrere Jagdpächter und ein Tierarzt konnten die Herde stundenlang nicht unter Kontrolle bringen.“

Synonyms

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 "Tierhalter"?
"Tierhalter" is spelled T-I-E-R-H-A-L-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtiːɐ̯ˌhaltɐ].
What does "Tierhalter" mean?
As a noun, "Tierhalter" means: Person, in deren Besitz sich ein Tier befindet
How do you pronounce "Tierhalter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tierhalter" is [ˈtiːɐ̯ˌhaltɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tierhalter" come from?
"Tierhalter" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list