anhalten
\ˈanˌhaltn̩\
The verdict
“anhalten” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - S’arrêter, rester sur place.
Corpus desk
Index FR-anhalten · anhalten · French
anhalten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | anhalten |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈanˌhaltn̩\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « anhalten » en français
Rare enough to double-check
anhalten is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈanˌhaltn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for anhalten in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is anhalten, spelled A-N-H-A-L-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1S’arrêter, rester sur place.
- 2Se tenir, se retenir.
- 3Tenir à côté de.
- 4Stopper, arrêter (quelqu’un ou quelque chose).
- 5Perdurer, persister, se prolonger.
- 6(bitransitif) Exhorter (quelqu’un à faire quelque chose).
- 7(um etwas anhalten) Briguer, souhaiter (quelque chose).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how anhalten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Zahnrad hat einfach angehalten, ohne daß ich etwas getan habe.
Bei roten Ampeln sollte man im Straßenverkehr anhalten.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.