how to pronounce hälfte

/ˈhɛlftə/

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hälfte is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of hälfte in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… ihrer tiere die hälfte müssten sie …”

meanings of hälfte

noun:

Half, share; any of two correlating pieces, whatever the size.
Half; fifty percent of something.
Middle; the virtual line where two equal halves meet.

hälfte frequency in german - A2 level of CEFR

the word hälfte occurs in german on average 81.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.