Which to use
“Haufe” is a noun and “häufige” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,224
- “Haufe” frequency rank
- #13,396
- “häufige” frequency rank
- 48620
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Haufe | häufige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | an einer Stelle ungeordnet übereinander geworfene Dinge, die so einen kleinen Hügel bilden | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs häufig |
Where the eye mixes Haufe and häufige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Haufe runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against häufige's 7 (CVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Haufe with häufige
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Haufe is [ˈhaʊ̯fə] while häufige is [ˈhɔɪ̯fɪɡə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48620, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Haufe is recorded at frequency rank #35,224, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaʊ̯fə]. häufige is at rank #13,396, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɔɪ̯fɪɡə].
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 48620, this pair ranks #1,241,827 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Haufe vs häufige
Shared letters: efhu. Private to "Haufe": a. Private to "häufige": giä.
"Haufe" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "häufige" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Haufe ← ahufe · hafue · hauef · hauffe · hhaufe · huafe
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Haufe" for "häufige" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Haufe" or "häufige" 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 "Haufe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "häufige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,241,827 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Haufe" and "häufige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hähne vs Haufe". 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 #1,241,827 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.