Which to use
“Gebäude” and “Gehäuse” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,057
- “Gebäude” frequency rank
- #8,869
- “Gehäuse” frequency rank
- 9926
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gebäude | Gehäuse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein vom Menschen errichtetes, meist oberirdisches, ortsfestes Konstrukt/Bauwerk, das einen oder mehrere Räume enthält | Hülle zum Schutz von Geräten oder Tieren |
Where the eye mixes Gebäude and Gehäuse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Gebäude and Gehäuse follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Gebäude and Gehäuse
A purely visual mix-up. Gebäude ([ɡəˈbɔɪ̯də]) and Gehäuse ([ɡəˈhɔɪ̯zə]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9926, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gebäude is recorded at frequency rank #1,057, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈbɔɪ̯də]. Gehäuse is at rank #8,869, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈhɔɪ̯zə].
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 9926, this pair ranks #1,977,613 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gebäude vs Gehäuse
Shared letters: eguä. Private to "Gebäude": bd. Private to "Gehäuse": hs.
"Gebäude" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "Gehäuse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gebäude" and "Gehäuse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Gebäude" vs "Gehäuse" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Gebäude" and "Gehäuse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gebäude" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gehäuse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,977,613 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gebäude" and "Gehäuse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gehäuse vs Gehäuses". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,977,613 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.