Which to use
“hauen” is a verb and “Haus” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,187
- “hauen” frequency rank
- #346
- “Haus” frequency rank
- 7533
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hauen | Haus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen oder mehrere Schläge mit der Faust / den Fäusten versetzen | zu einem bestimmten Zweck erbautes Gebäude |
Where the eye mixes hauen and Haus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses hauen with Haus
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hauen is [ˈhaʊ̯ən] while Haus is [haʊ̯s]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7533, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hauen is recorded at frequency rank #7,187, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhaʊ̯ən]. Haus is at rank #346, tagged as anoun, pronounced [haʊ̯s].
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 7533, this pair ranks #1,987,816 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hauen vs Haus
Shared letters: ahu. Private to "hauen": en. Private to "Haus": s.
"hauen" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "Haus" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hauen" for "Haus" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "hauen" or "Haus" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hauen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Haus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,987,816 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hauen" and "Haus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hauen vs haze". 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 #1,987,816 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.