Which to use
“gehauen” and “gehäuft” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,907
- “gehauen” frequency rank
- #37,533
- “gehäuft” frequency rank
- 55440
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehauen | gehäuft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hauen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs häufen |
Where the eye mixes gehauen and gehäuft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gehauen vs gehäuft
A purely visual mix-up. gehauen ([ɡəˈhaʊ̯ən]) and gehäuft ([ɡəˈhɔɪ̯ft]) 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 55440, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gehauen is recorded at frequency rank #17,907, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhaʊ̯ən]. gehäuft is at rank #37,533, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhɔɪ̯ft].
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 55440, this pair ranks #979,465 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gehauen vs gehäuft
Shared letters: eghu. Private to "gehauen": an. Private to "gehäuft": ftä.
"gehauen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC · "gehäuft" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gehauen ← eghauen · geahuen · gehaeun · gehauenn · gehaune · gehhauen · gehuaen · ggehauen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gehauen" and "gehäuft" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gehauen" vs "gehäuft" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gehauen" and "gehäuft" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gehauen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gehäuft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #979,465 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehauen" and "gehäuft" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gehäuft vs gerafft". 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 #979,465 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.