Which to use
“Haus” is a noun and “heraus” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #346
- “Haus” frequency rank
- #830
- “heraus” frequency rank
- 1176
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Haus | heraus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zu einem bestimmten Zweck erbautes Gebäude | von dort drinnen nach hier außen |
Where the eye mixes Haus and heraus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Haus runs 4 letters (CVVC) against heraus's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Haus vs heraus
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Haus is [haʊ̯s] while heraus is [hɛˈʁaʊ̯s]. 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 adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1176, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Haus is recorded at frequency rank #346, classified as anoun, pronounced [haʊ̯s]. heraus is at rank #830, tagged as anadv, pronounced [hɛˈʁaʊ̯s].
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 1176, this pair ranks #2,004,779 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Haus vs heraus
Shared letters: ahsu. Private to "Haus": -. Private to "heraus": er.
"Haus" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "heraus" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Haus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "heraus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,004,779 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Haus" and "heraus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Haus 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 #2,004,779 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.