Which to use
“Haus” and “hours” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #346
- “Haus” frequency rank
- #28,708
- “hours” frequency rank
- 29054
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Haus | hours |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zu einem bestimmten Zweck erbautes Gebäude | Plural des Substantivs hour |
Where the eye mixes Haus and hours
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Haus with hours
A purely visual mix-up. Haus ([haʊ̯s]) and hours ([aʊə(ɹ)z]) 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 29054, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Haus is recorded at frequency rank #346, classified as anoun, pronounced [haʊ̯s]. hours is at rank #28,708, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aʊə(ɹ)z].
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 29054, this pair ranks #1,773,896 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Haus vs hours
Shared letters: hsu. Private to "Haus": a. Private to "hours": or.
"Haus" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "hours" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Haus" and "hours" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Haus" vs "hours" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Haus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hours" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,773,896 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Haus" and "hours" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Homs vs hours". 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 #1,773,896 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.