Which to use
“Haus” and “His” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #346
- “Haus” frequency rank
- #8,079
- “His” frequency rank
- 8425
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Haus | His |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zu einem bestimmten Zweck erbautes Gebäude | Ton mit 264 Hz und alle Töne im Oktavabstand dazu, um einen Halbton erhöhtes H |
Where the eye mixes Haus and His
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. Haus ([haʊ̯s]) and His ([hɪs]) 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 8425, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Haus is recorded at frequency rank #346, classified as anoun, pronounced [haʊ̯s]. His is at rank #8,079, tagged as anoun, pronounced [hɪs].
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 8425, this pair ranks #1,984,343 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Haus vs His
Shared letters: hs. Private to "Haus": au. Private to "His": i.
"Haus" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "His" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Haus ← ahus · hasu · hauss · hhaus · huas