HassesvsHäuserConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#39,987
“Hasses” frequency rank
#2,250
“Häuser” frequency rank
42237
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Hasses Häuser
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Hass Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Haus

Where the eye mixes Hasses and Häuser

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Hasses
6 ch
Häuser

Why the eye confuses Hasses with Häuser

A purely visual mix-up. Hasses ([ˈhasəs]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42237, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Hasses is recorded at frequency rank #39,987, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhasəs]. 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 42237, this pair ranks #1,455,512 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Hasses vs Häuser

Shared letters: ehs. Private to "Hasses": a. Private to "Häuser": ruä.

"Hasses" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Häuser" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Hassesahsses · hasess · hassess · hassse · haßes · hhasses · hsases

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Hasses" for "Häuser" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈhasəs] versus [ˈhɔɪ̯zɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Hasses" vs "Häuser" - which ranks higher?
"Häuser" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,250 in our German list, against #39,987 for "Hasses". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Hasses" 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 #1,455,512 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Hasses" and "Häuser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hasser vs Hasses". 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 #1,455,512 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