verhältst

[fɛɐ̯ˈhɛlt͡st]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈhɛlt͡st]/ verb

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The verdict

“verhältst” is uncommon German (frequency #78,692 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,692
frequency rank, German
49,639
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verhalten

Key facts for verhältst
PropertyValue
Headwordverhältst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈhɛlt͡st]
Letters9
Frequency rank#78,692
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “verhältst” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). verhältst lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verhältst is uncommon German at frequency #78,692 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈhɛlt͡st]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verhalten".

No generated misspelling entries exist for verhältst in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is verhältst, spelled V-E-R-H-Ä-L-T-S-T.

Definition

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    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verhalten

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 "verhältst"?
"verhältst" is spelled V-E-R-H-Ä-L-T-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈhɛlt͡st].
What does "verhältst" mean?
As a verb, "verhältst" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verhalten
How do you pronounce "verhältst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verhältst" is [fɛɐ̯ˈhɛlt͡st]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verhältst" come from?
"verhältst" 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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Using “verhältst”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-H-Ä-L-T-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈhɛlt͡st] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list