Which to use
“Haufen” and “Hause” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,588
- “Haufen” frequency rank
- #582
- “Hause” frequency rank
- 4170
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Haufen | Hause |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mehrere Teile, Sachen an einem Ort übereinandergeworfen, unsortiert abgelegt | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Haus |
Where the eye mixes Haufen and Hause
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Haufen vs Hause
A purely visual mix-up. Haufen ([ˈhaʊ̯fn̩]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4170, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Haufen is recorded at frequency rank #3,588, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaʊ̯fn̩]. 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 4170, this pair ranks #1,998,401 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Haufen vs Hause
Shared letters: aehu. Private to "Haufen": fn. Private to "Hause": s.
"Haufen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "Hause" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Haufen" and "Hause" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Haufen" vs "Hause" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Haufen" and "Hause" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Haufen" 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 #1,998,401 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Haufen" and "Hause" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "harren vs Haufen". 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 #1,998,401 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.