Which to use
“Hauses” and “house” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,599
- “Hauses” frequency rank
- #4,210
- “house” frequency rank
- 6809
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hauses | house |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Haus | Wohnort des Menschen; Gebäude, das errichtet wurde, um in ihm zu wohnen |
Where the eye mixes Hauses and house
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Hauses and house
A purely visual mix-up. Hauses ([ˈhaʊ̯zəs]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6809, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hauses is recorded at frequency rank #2,599, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaʊ̯zəs]. 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 6809, this pair ranks #1,990,383 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hauses vs house
Shared letters: ehsu. Private to "Hauses": a. Private to "house": o.
"Hauses" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "house" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hauses" and "house" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Hauses" or "house"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Hauses" 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 #1,990,383 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hauses" 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
Confusion rank #1,990,383 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.