HausevsHupeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#582
“Hause” frequency rank
#34,182
“Hupe” frequency rank
34764
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Hause Hupe
Definition Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Haus Gegenstand zum Erzeugen eines Warn- oder Signaltones

Where the eye mixes Hause and Hupe

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Hause
4 ch
Hupe

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Hause ([ˈhaʊ̯zə]) and Hupe ([ˈhuːpə]) 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 34764, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Hause is recorded at frequency rank #582, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaʊ̯zə]. Hupe is at rank #34,182, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhuːpə].

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 34764, this pair ranks #1,655,809 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Hause vs Hupe

Shared letters: ehu. Private to "Hause": as. Private to "Hupe": p.

"Hause" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "Hupe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Hauseahuse · hasue · haues · hausse · hhause · huase
  • Hupehhupe · hpue · huep · huppe · uhpe

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Hause" and "Hupe" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈhaʊ̯zə] versus [ˈhuːpə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Hause" or "Hupe"?
"Hause" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #582 in our German list, against #34,182 for "Hupe". 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 "Hause" and "Hupe". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Hause" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Hupe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,655,809 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Hause" and "Hupe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "haze vs Hupe". 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