Which to use
“Haue” is a noun and “haust” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,165
- “Haue” frequency rank
- #31,093
- “haust” frequency rank
- 60258
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Haue | haust |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prügel, Hiebe | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hauen |
Where the eye mixes Haue and haust
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Haue runs 4 letters (CVVV) against haust's 5 (CVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Haue and haust
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Haue is [ˈhaʊ̯ə] while haust is [haʊ̯st]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60258, 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]. haust is at rank #31,093, tagged as averb, pronounced [haʊ̯st].
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 60258, this pair ranks #793,667 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Haue vs haust
Shared letters: ahu. Private to "Haue": e. Private to "haust": st.
"Haue" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "haust" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Haue" and "haust" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Haue" or "haust"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Haue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "haust" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #793,667 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Haue" and "haust" 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
Confusion rank #793,667 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.