Which to use
“gehauen” is a verb and “Gehäuses” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,907
- “gehauen” frequency rank
- #49,705
- “Gehäuses” frequency rank
- 67612
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehauen | Gehäuses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hauen | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gehäuse |
Where the eye mixes gehauen and Gehäuses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gehauen runs 7 letters (CVCVVVC) against Gehäuses's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gehauen and Gehäuses
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gehauen is [ɡəˈhaʊ̯ən] while Gehäuses is [ɡəˈhɔɪ̯zəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67612, 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]. Gehäuses is at rank #49,705, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈhɔɪ̯zəs].
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 67612, this pair ranks #534,470 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gehauen vs Gehäuses
Shared letters: eghu. Private to "gehauen": an. Private to "Gehäuses": sä.
"gehauen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC · "Gehäuses" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gehauen ← eghauen · geahuen · gehaeun · gehauenn · gehaune · gehhauen · gehuaen · ggehauen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gehauen" and "Gehäuses" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "gehauen" or "Gehäuses" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "gehauen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gehäuses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #534,470 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehauen" and "Gehäuses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gehauen vs geheuer". 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 #534,470 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.