Which to use
“gehasst” is a verb and “Gehäuse” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,299
- “gehasst” frequency rank
- #8,869
- “Gehäuse” frequency rank
- 23168
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehasst | Gehäuse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hassen | Hülle zum Schutz von Geräten oder Tieren |
Where the eye mixes gehasst and Gehäuse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gehasst (CVCVCCC) and Gehäuse (CVCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses gehasst with Gehäuse
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gehasst is [ɡəˈhast] 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23168, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gehasst is recorded at frequency rank #14,299, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhast]. 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 23168, this pair ranks #1,864,899 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gehasst vs Gehäuse
Shared letters: eghs. Private to "gehasst": at. Private to "Gehäuse": uä.
"gehasst" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "Gehäuse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gehasst ← eghasst · geahsst · gehasstt · gehast · gehasts · gehaßt · gehhasst · gehsast
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gehasst" and "Gehäuse" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "gehasst" or "Gehäuse" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gehasst" and "Gehäuse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gehasst" 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 #1,864,899 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehasst" and "Gehäuse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gehäuse vs Gehäuses". 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 #1,864,899 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.