HauevsHäuserWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#29,165
“Haue” frequency rank
#2,250
“Häuser” frequency rank
31415
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Haue Häuser
Definition Prügel, Hiebe Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Haus

Where the eye mixes Haue and Häuser

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

4 ch
Haue
6 ch
Häuser

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Haue ([ˈhaʊ̯ə]) 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31415, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Haue is recorded at frequency rank #29,165, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaʊ̯ə]. 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 31415, this pair ranks #1,728,589 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Haue vs Häuser

Shared letters: ehu. Private to "Haue": a. Private to "Häuser": rsä.

"Haue" · 4 letters · shape CVVV  ·  "Häuser" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Haueahue · haeu · hhaue · huae

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Haue" and "Häuser" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈhaʊ̯ə] versus [ˈhɔɪ̯zɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Haue" or "Häuser"?
"Häuser" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,250 in our German list, against #29,165 for "Haue". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

You've compared "Haue" and "Häuser". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Haue" 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 #1,728,589 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Haue" and "Häuser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hähne vs Haue". 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list