halten
\ˈhaltn̩\
The verdict
“halten” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (transitif) Tenir, retenir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-halten · halten · French
halten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | halten |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈhaltn̩\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
halten is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈhaltn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 18 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for halten in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is halten, spelled H-A-L-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1(transitif) Tenir, retenir.
- 2(transitif) Soutenir, supporter.
- 3(transitif) Maintenir, conserver.
- 4Tenir (quelque chose) dans une position définie.
- 5(transitif) Arrêter.
- 6(transitif) Garder, observer, tenir (une promesse, sa parole).
- 7(transitif) Entretenir, avoir, Élever.
- 8(intransitif) Durer, tenir, être solide.
- 9(transitif) Prononcer, faire.
- 10(transitif) Défendre.
- 11(transitif) Considérer, prendre pour quelque chose, regarder comme, considérer comme.
- 12Penser de.
- 13Prendre le parti de, soutenir.
- 14S'arrêter, faire halte.
- 15Être stable.
- 16Se tenir.
- 17Se conformer.
- 18Sich für etwas halten: Se croire quelque chose.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how halten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ein Kind an der Hand halten.
halt den Mund!
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.