Which to use
“Haus” is a noun and “have” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #346
- “Haus” frequency rank
- #5,376
- “have” frequency rank
- 5722
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Haus | have |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zu einem bestimmten Zweck erbautes Gebäude | haben; besitzen; zur Verfügung haben |
Where the eye mixes Haus and have
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Haus is [haʊ̯s] while have is [hæv]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5722, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Haus is recorded at frequency rank #346, classified as anoun, pronounced [haʊ̯s]. have is at rank #5,376, tagged as averb, pronounced [hæv].
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 5722, this pair ranks #1,993,933 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Haus vs have
Shared letters: ah. Private to "Haus": su. Private to "have": ev.
"Haus" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "have" · 4 letters · shape CVCV