HausevsHausesConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#582
“Hause” frequency rank
#2,599
“Hauses” frequency rank
3181
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Hause Hauses
Definition Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Haus Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Haus

Where the eye mixes Hause and Hauses

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Hause
6 ch
Hauses

Visual trap between Hause and Hauses

A purely visual mix-up. Hause ([ˈhaʊ̯zə]) and Hauses ([ˈhaʊ̯zəs]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Hause” sits inside “Hauses”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3181, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Hause is recorded at frequency rank #582, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaʊ̯zə]. Hauses is at rank #2,599, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaʊ̯zəs].

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 3181, this pair ranks #2,000,770 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Hause vs Hauses

Shared letters: aehsu. Private to "Hause": -. Private to "Hauses": -.

"Hause" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "Hauses" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Hauseahuse · hasue · haues · hausse · hhause · huase
  • Hausesahuses · hasues · hauess · hausess · hausses · hhauses · huases

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Hause" and "Hauses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈhaʊ̯zə] versus [ˈhaʊ̯zəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Hause" vs "Hauses" - which ranks higher?
"Hause" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #582 in our German list, against #2,599 for "Hauses". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Hause" and "Hauses" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Hause" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Hauses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #2,000,770 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Hause" and "Hauses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hauses vs Häuten". 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 #2,000,770 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list