Which to use
“Gehäuses” is a noun and “genaues” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,705
- “Gehäuses” frequency rank
- #17,588
- “genaues” frequency rank
- 67293
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gehäuses | genaues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gehäuse | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs genau |
Where the eye mixes Gehäuses and genaues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Gehäuses runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVC) against genaues's 7 (CVCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Gehäuses vs genaues
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gehäuses is [ɡəˈhɔɪ̯zəs] while genaues is [ɡəˈnaʊ̯əs]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67293, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gehäuses is recorded at frequency rank #49,705, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈhɔɪ̯zəs]. genaues is at rank #17,588, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈnaʊ̯əs].
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 67293, this pair ranks #544,908 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Gehäuses vs genaues
Shared letters: egsu. Private to "Gehäuses": hä. Private to "genaues": an.
"Gehäuses" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "genaues" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- genaues ← egnaues · geanues · genaeus · genauess · genause · gennaues · genuaes · ggenaues
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gehäuses" for "genaues" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Gehäuses" vs "genaues" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Gehäuses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "genaues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #544,908 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gehäuses" and "genaues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gehauen 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 #544,908 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.