HauevshusConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#29,165
“Haue” frequency rank
#35,244
“hus” frequency rank
64409
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Haue hus
Definition Prügel, Hiebe Haus

Where the eye mixes Haue and hus

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Haue
3 ch
hus

Why the eye confuses Haue with hus

A purely visual mix-up. Haue ([ˈhaʊ̯ə]) and hus ([huːˀs]) 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 64409, 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]. hus is at rank #35,244, tagged as anoun, pronounced [huːˀs].

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 64409, this pair ranks #642,614 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Haue vs hus

Shared letters: hu. Private to "Haue": ae. Private to "hus": s.

"Haue" · 4 letters · shape CVVV  ·  "hus" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Haueahue · haeu · hhaue · huae

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Haue" and "hus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈhaʊ̯ə] versus [huːˀs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Haue" or "hus" show up more?
"Haue" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,165 in our German list, against #35,244 for "hus". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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 "hus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #642,614 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Haue" and "hus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "höh vs hus". 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 #642,614 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list