HassvsHausesTell them apart

Which to use

“Hass” and “Hauses” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,598
“Hass” frequency rank
#2,599
“Hauses” frequency rank
5197
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Hass Hauses
Definition sehr starke Abneigung gegen jemanden oder etwas, welche meist Aggression induziert Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Haus

Where the eye mixes Hass and Hauses

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Hass
6 ch
Hauses

Visual trap between Hass and Hauses

A purely visual mix-up. Hass ([has]) and Hauses ([ˈhaʊ̯zəs]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5197, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Hass is recorded at frequency rank #2,598, classified as anoun, pronounced [has]. Hauses is at rank #2,599, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaʊ̯zəs].

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 5197, this pair ranks #1,995,516 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Hass vs Hauses

Shared letters: ahs. Private to "Hass": -. Private to "Hauses": eu.

"Hass" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "Hauses" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Hassahss · haß · hhass · hsas
  • Hausesahuses · hasues · hauess · hausess · hausses · hhauses · huases

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Hass" and "Hauses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([has] versus [ˈhaʊ̯zəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Hass" or "Hauses" show up more?
"Hass" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,598 in our German list, against #2,599 for "Hauses". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Hass" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Hauses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,995,516 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Hass" and "Hauses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hass 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 #1,995,516 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list