Which to use
“Hamas” and “Haus” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,386
- “Hamas” frequency rank
- #346
- “Haus” frequency rank
- 15732
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hamas | Haus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sunnitisch-islamistische Organisation in Palästina, die mithilfe von terroristischen Aktionen einen islamischen Staat errichten will, der auch Israel und Teile Jordaniens umfassen soll | zu einem bestimmten Zweck erbautes Gebäude |
Where the eye mixes Hamas and Haus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Hamas and Haus
A purely visual mix-up. Hamas ([haˈmas]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15732, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hamas is recorded at frequency rank #15,386, classified as anoun, pronounced [haˈmas]. 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 15732, this pair ranks #1,941,579 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hamas vs Haus
Shared letters: ahs. Private to "Hamas": m. Private to "Haus": u.
"Hamas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Haus" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Hamas" for "Haus" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hamas" 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 #1,941,579 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hamas" and "Haus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hamas vs Homs". 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 #1,941,579 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.