Which to use
“Haufe” and “Hause” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,224
- “Haufe” frequency rank
- #582
- “Hause” frequency rank
- 35806
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Haufe | Hause |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | an einer Stelle ungeordnet übereinander geworfene Dinge, die so einen kleinen Hügel bilden | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Haus |
Where the eye mixes Haufe and Hause
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Haufe and Hause follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Haufe vs Hause
A purely visual mix-up. Haufe ([ˈhaʊ̯fə]) and Hause ([ˈhaʊ̯zə]) 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 a single letter - f in “Haufe” becomes s in “Hause”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35806, 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]. Hause is at rank #582, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaʊ̯zə].
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 35806, this pair ranks #1,631,069 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Haufe vs Hause
Shared letters: aehu. Private to "Haufe": f. Private to "Hause": s.
"Haufe" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Hause" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Haufe" and "Hause" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Haufe" or "Hause"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Haufe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hause" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,631,069 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Haufe" and "Hause" 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 #1,631,069 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.