HäuservsHausesConfusable pair

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.

6 ch
Häuser
6 ch
Hauses

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": . Private to "Hauses": a.

"Häuser" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "Hauses" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Hausesahuses · hasues · hauess · hausess · hausses · hhauses · huases

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Häuser" and "Hauses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈhɔɪ̯zɐ] versus [ˈhaʊ̯zəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Häuser" or "Hauses"?
"Häuser" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,250 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.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list