Which to use
“Häuser” and “Hauses” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,250
- “Häuser” frequency rank
- #2,599
- “Hauses” frequency rank
- 4849
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Häuser | Hauses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Haus | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Haus |
Where the eye mixes Häuser and Hauses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Häuser with Hauses
A purely visual mix-up. Häuser ([ˈhɔɪ̯zɐ]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4849, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Häuser is recorded at frequency rank #2,250, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɔɪ̯zɐ]. 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 4849, this pair ranks #1,996,488 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Häuser vs Hauses
Shared letters: ehsu. Private to "Häuser": rä. Private to "Hauses": a.
"Häuser" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "Hauses" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Hauses ← ahuses · hasues · hauess · hausess · hausses · hhauses · huases
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Häuser" and "Hauses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Häuser" or "Hauses"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Häuser" 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 #1,996,488 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Häuser" 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 #1,996,488 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.