Which to use
“hässliche” and “häusliche” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,510
- “hässliche” frequency rank
- #19,611
- “häusliche” frequency rank
- 32121
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hässliche | häusliche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hässlich | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs häuslich |
Where the eye mixes hässliche and häusliche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. hässliche (CVCCCVCCV) and häusliche (CVVCCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: hässliche vs häusliche
A purely visual mix-up. hässliche ([ˈhɛslɪçə]) and häusliche ([ˈhɔɪ̯slɪçə]) 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 a single letter - s in “hässliche” becomes u in “häusliche”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32121, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hässliche is recorded at frequency rank #12,510, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɛslɪçə]. häusliche is at rank #19,611, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɔɪ̯slɪçə].
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 32121, this pair ranks #1,714,269 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hässliche vs häusliche
Shared letters: cehilsä. Private to "hässliche": -. Private to "häusliche": u.
"hässliche" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV · "häusliche" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hässliche" for "häusliche" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "hässliche" or "häusliche" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "hässliche" and "häusliche" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hässliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "häusliche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,714,269 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hässliche" and "häusliche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hässliches vs häusliche". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,714,269 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.