Which to use
“Behausung” and “Betäubung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,797
- “Behausung” frequency rank
- #28,103
- “Betäubung” frequency rank
- 73900
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Behausung | Betäubung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einfache, schlichte, manchmal notdürftige Unterkunft | Handlung, jemanden schmerzunempfindlich zu machen |
Where the eye mixes Behausung and Betäubung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Behausung and Betäubung follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Behausung vs Betäubung
A purely visual mix-up. Behausung ([bəˈhaʊ̯zʊŋ]) and Betäubung ([bəˈtɔɪ̯bʊŋ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73900, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Behausung is recorded at frequency rank #45,797, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈhaʊ̯zʊŋ]. Betäubung is at rank #28,103, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈtɔɪ̯bʊŋ].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 73900, this pair ranks #347,922 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Behausung vs Betäubung
Shared letters: begnu. Private to "Behausung": ahs. Private to "Betäubung": tä.
"Behausung" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC · "Betäubung" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Behausung ← bbehausung · beahusung · behasuung · behausnug · behaussung · behausugn · behausungg · behausunng
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Behausung" for "Betäubung" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Behausung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Betäubung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #347,922 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Behausung" and "Betäubung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "betäuben vs Betäubung". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #347,922 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.