HausvsHubWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Haus” and “Hub” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#346
“Haus” frequency rank
#15,394
“Hub” frequency rank
15740
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Haus Hub
Definition zu einem bestimmten Zweck erbautes Gebäude Vorgang des Hebens

Where the eye mixes Haus and Hub

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Haus
3 ch
Hub

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Haus ([haʊ̯s]) and Hub ([huːp]) 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 15740, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Haus is recorded at frequency rank #346, classified as anoun, pronounced [haʊ̯s]. Hub is at rank #15,394, tagged as anoun, pronounced [huːp].

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 15740, this pair ranks #1,941,507 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Haus vs Hub

Shared letters: hu. Private to "Haus": as. Private to "Hub": b.

"Haus" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "Hub" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Hausahus · hasu · hauss · hhaus · huas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Haus" and "Hub" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([haʊ̯s] versus [huːp]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Haus" or "Hub"?
"Haus" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #346 in our German list, against #15,394 for "Hub". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

You've compared "Haus" and "Hub". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Haus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Hub" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,941,507 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Haus" and "Hub" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "höh vs Hub". 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list