Which to use
“hässlichen” and “häuslichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,915
- “hässlichen” frequency rank
- #23,181
- “häuslichen” frequency rank
- 39096
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hässlichen | häuslichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hässlich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs häuslich |
Where the eye mixes hässlichen and häuslichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. hässlichen (CVCCCVCCVC) and häuslichen (CVVCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between hässlichen and häuslichen
A purely visual mix-up. hässlichen ([ˈhɛslɪçn̩]) and häuslichen ([ˈhɔɪ̯slɪçn̩]) 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 “hässlichen” becomes u in “häuslichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39096, 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]. häuslichen is at rank #23,181, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɔɪ̯slɪçn̩].
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 39096, this pair ranks #1,546,179 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hässlichen vs häuslichen
Shared letters: cehilnsä. Private to "hässlichen": -. Private to "häuslichen": u.
"hässlichen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "häuslichen" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hässlichen" for "häuslichen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hässlichen" vs "häuslichen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hässlichen" and "häuslichen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hässlichen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "häuslichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,546,179 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hässlichen" and "häuslichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hässliches vs häuslichen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,546,179 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.