behalten
\bəˈhaltn̩\
The verdict
“behalten” 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) - Garder, conserver.
Corpus desk
Index FR-behalten · behalten · French
behalten · 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 "B" 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 | behalten |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \bəˈhaltn̩\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « behalten » en français
Rare enough to double-check
behalten is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \bəˈhaltn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
behalten has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is behalten, spelled B-E-H-A-L-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Garder, conserver.
- 2Retenir, dans le sens de garder en mémoire, se souvenir.
- 3etwas für sich behalten: Ne dire quelque chose à personne.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how behalten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich behalte das Geld.
Ich behalte dich im Gedächtnis.
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.