Which to use
“gebaute” is an adjective and “Gehäuse” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,253
- “gebaute” frequency rank
- #8,869
- “Gehäuse” frequency rank
- 27122
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebaute | Gehäuse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebaut | Hülle zum Schutz von Geräten oder Tieren |
Where the eye mixes gebaute and Gehäuse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gebaute and Gehäuse follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: gebaute vs Gehäuse
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gebaute is [ɡəˈbaʊ̯tə] while Gehäuse is [ɡəˈhɔɪ̯zə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27122, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gebaute is recorded at frequency rank #18,253, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbaʊ̯tə]. 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 27122, this pair ranks #1,807,004 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gebaute vs Gehäuse
Shared letters: egu. Private to "gebaute": abt. Private to "Gehäuse": hsä.
"gebaute" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "Gehäuse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gebaute ← egbaute · gbeaute · geabute · gebatue · gebauet · gebautte · gebbaute · gebuate
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gebaute" and "Gehäuse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gebaute" or "Gehäuse"?
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- Full dictionary entry for "gebaute" 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 #1,807,004 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebaute" and "Gehäuse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebaute vs gemalte". 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 #1,807,004 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.