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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hause" and "Hauses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Hause" vs "Hauses" - which ranks higher?
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.