Which to use
“hässlichen” and “häusliche” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,915
- “hässlichen” frequency rank
- #19,611
- “häusliche” frequency rank
- 35526
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hässlichen | häusliche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hässlich | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs häuslich |
Where the eye mixes hässlichen and häusliche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. hässlichen runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCCVC) against häusliche's 9 (CVVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses hässlichen with häusliche
A purely visual mix-up. hässlichen ([ˈhɛslɪçn̩]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35526, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hässlichen is recorded at frequency rank #15,915, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɛslɪçn̩]. 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 35526, this pair ranks #1,637,877 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hässlichen vs häusliche
Shared letters: cehilsä. Private to "hässlichen": n. Private to "häusliche": u.
"hässlichen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "häusliche" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hässlichen" and "häusliche" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hässlichen" or "häusliche"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "hässlichen" 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 #1,637,877 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hässlichen" and "häusliche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hässliches vs häusliche". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,637,877 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.