Which to use
“hässliches” and “häusliche” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,109
- “hässliches” frequency rank
- #19,611
- “häusliche” frequency rank
- 50720
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hässliches | häusliche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hässlich | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs häuslich |
Where the eye mixes hässliches and häusliche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. hässliches 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 hässliches with häusliche
A purely visual mix-up. hässliches ([ˈhɛslɪçəs]) 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 50720, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hässliches is recorded at frequency rank #31,109, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɛslɪçəs]. 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 50720, this pair ranks #1,163,062 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hässliches vs häusliche
Shared letters: cehilsä. Private to "hässliches": -. Private to "häusliche": u.
"hässliches" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "häusliche" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hässliches" for "häusliche" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hässliches" vs "häusliche" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hässliches" 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 #1,163,062 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hässliches" and "häusliche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hässliches vs häuslicher". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,163,062 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.