aufhalten
\ˈaʊ̯f.ˌhal.tən\
The verdict
“aufhalten” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Arrêter, retenir (quelqu’un ou quelque chose).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aufhalten |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈaʊ̯f.ˌhal.tən\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aufhalten” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for aufhalten is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ˈaʊ̯f.ˌhal.tən\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for aufhalten, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is aufhalten, spelled A-U-F-H-A-L-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Arrêter, retenir (quelqu’un ou quelque chose).
- 2Tenir quelque chose dans un état ouvert.
- 3(Nord de l’Allemagne et Monts Métallifères) Arrêter, cesser.
- 4Demeurer, séjourner, se trouver. #* Ein gültiger Aufenthaltstitel verleiht einem Drittstaatsangehörigen das Recht, sich in dem betreffenden Mitgliedstaat aufzuhalten, aber auch im Schengen-Raum frei zu reisen. — (« Kommission drängt Mitgliedstaaten zum Handeln gegen „goldene Pässe“ und „goldene Visa“ sowie zu unmittelbaren Schritten im Zusammenhang mit der russischen Invasion der Ukraine », dans Europäische Kommission, 28 mars 2022 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/de/ip_22_1731 texte intégral) #*: Un titre de séjour en cours de validité accorde à un ressortissant d'un pays non membre de l'UE non seulement le droit de séjourner dans l'État membre concerné, mais aussi celui de circuler librement dans l'espace Schengen.
- 5s’attarder, passer du temps, s’arrêter (sur quelque chose).
- 6S'attarder, gaspiller son temps.
- 7Baragouiner.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “aufhalten”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-U-F-H-A-L-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ˈaʊ̯f.ˌhal.tən\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.