HausevshouseWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#582
“Hause” frequency rank
#4,210
“house” frequency rank
4792
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Hause house
Definition Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Haus Wohnort des Menschen; Gebäude, das errichtet wurde, um in ihm zu wohnen

Where the eye mixes Hause and house

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Hause
5 ch
house

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Hause ([ˈhaʊ̯zə]) and house ([haʊs]) 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 a single letter - a in “Hause” becomes o in “house”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4792, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Hause is recorded at frequency rank #582, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaʊ̯zə]. house is at rank #4,210, tagged as anoun, pronounced [haʊs].

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 4792, this pair ranks #1,996,658 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Hause vs house

Shared letters: ehsu. Private to "Hause": a. Private to "house": o.

"Hause" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "house" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Hauseahuse · hasue · haues · hausse · hhause · huase
  • househhouse · hosue · houes · housse · huose · ohuse

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Hause" and "house" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈhaʊ̯zə] versus [haʊs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Hause" or "house"?
"Hause" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #582 in our German list, against #4,210 for "house". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "Hause" and "house". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Hause" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "house" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,996,658 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Hause" and "house" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Homs vs house". 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