Which to use
“hältst” and “haust” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,218
- “hältst” frequency rank
- #31,093
- “haust” frequency rank
- 40311
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hältst | haust |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs halten | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hauen |
Where the eye mixes hältst and haust
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hältst runs 6 letters (CVCCCC) against haust's 5 (CVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between hältst and haust
A purely visual mix-up. hältst ([hɛlt͡st]) and haust ([haʊ̯st]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40311, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hältst is recorded at frequency rank #9,218, classified as averb, pronounced [hɛlt͡st]. haust is at rank #31,093, tagged as averb, pronounced [haʊ̯st].
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 40311, this pair ranks #1,512,113 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hältst vs haust
Shared letters: hst. Private to "hältst": lä. Private to "haust": au.
"hältst" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC · "haust" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- haust ← ahust · hasut · hausst · haustt · hauts · hhaust · huast
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hältst" and "haust" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "hältst" or "haust" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hältst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "haust" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,512,113 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hältst" and "haust" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hash vs haust". 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 #1,512,113 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.