Which to use
“Hals” and “Haus” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,830
- “Hals” frequency rank
- #346
- “Haus” frequency rank
- 3176
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hals | Haus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Körperteil, Verbindung von Kopf und Rumpf | zu einem bestimmten Zweck erbautes Gebäude |
Where the eye mixes Hals and Haus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Hals vs Haus
A purely visual mix-up. Hals ([hals]) and Haus ([haʊ̯s]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - l in “Hals” becomes u in “Haus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3176, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hals is recorded at frequency rank #2,830, classified as anoun, pronounced [hals]. Haus is at rank #346, tagged as anoun, pronounced [haʊ̯s].
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 3176, this pair ranks #2,000,780 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hals vs Haus
Shared letters: ahs. Private to "Hals": l. Private to "Haus": u.
"Hals" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Haus" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Hals" and "Haus" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Hals" or "Haus"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Hals" and "Haus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hals" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Haus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,000,780 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hals" and "Haus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hals vs haze". 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 #2,000,780 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.