# Halle

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhæli/ · frequency rank #22,104

## Definitions
1. An independent city in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
2. A female given name, alternative spelling of Hallie. popularized by american actress Halle Berry

## Etymology
* As a German surname, variant of Hall.
* As a French surname, from the noun halle (“covered room”).
* As a Belgian and Dutch surname, from Halle, Belgium.
* As a Jewish surname, from Halle in Saxony, named after the river Saale.

## Easily confused with
- **have** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halle-vs-have)
- **hate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halle-vs-hate)
- **hell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halle-vs-hell)
- **hill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halle-vs-hill)
- **hole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halle-vs-hole)
- **hull** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halle-vs-hull)
- **halt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halle-vs-halt)
- **haul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halle-vs-haul)
- **halo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halle-vs-halo)
- **hare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halle-vs-hare)
- **haze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halle-vs-haze)
- **haye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halle-vs-haye)
- **hello** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halle-vs-hello)
- **hills** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halle-vs-hills)
- **holly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halle-vs-holly)
- **halls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halle-vs-halls)
- **haste** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halle-vs-haste)
- **hella** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halle-vs-hella)
- **haute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halle-vs-haute)
- **hilly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halle-vs-hilly)

## Common misspellings (4)
`ahlle`, `halel`, `hhalle`, `hlale`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/halle