Which to use
“Hamster” and “Häuser” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,638
- “Hamster” frequency rank
- #2,250
- “Häuser” frequency rank
- 23888
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hamster | Häuser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | maus- (Zwerghamster) bis fast kaninchengroßes (Feldhamster), dämmerungsaktives Nagetier, mit dichtem Fell und kurzem bis stummelartigem Schwanz (Familie Cricetidae) | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Haus |
Where the eye mixes Hamster and Häuser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Hamster and Häuser
A purely visual mix-up. Hamster ([ˈhamstɐ]) and Häuser ([ˈhɔɪ̯zɐ]) 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 23888, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hamster is recorded at frequency rank #21,638, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhamstɐ]. Häuser is at rank #2,250, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɔɪ̯zɐ].
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 23888, this pair ranks #1,855,259 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hamster vs Häuser
Shared letters: ehrs. Private to "Hamster": amt. Private to "Häuser": uä.
"Hamster" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "Häuser" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Hamster ← ahmster · hammster · hamsetr · hamsster · hamsterr · hamstre · hamstter · hamtser
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Hamster" for "Häuser" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Hamster" or "Häuser"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Hamster" and "Häuser" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hamster" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Häuser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,855,259 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hamster" and "Häuser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hamster vs Hasser". 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 #1,855,259 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.