Which to use
“Haushalt” and “Haushalte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,589
- “Haushalt” frequency rank
- #6,072
- “Haushalte” frequency rank
- 9661
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Haushalt | Haushalte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gesamtheit von Einnahmen und Ausgaben | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Haushalt |
Where the eye mixes Haushalt and Haushalte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Haushalt runs 8 letters (CVVCCVCC) against Haushalte's 9 (CVVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Haushalt with Haushalte
A purely visual mix-up. Haushalt ([ˈhaʊ̯shalt]) and Haushalte ([ˈhaʊ̯shaltə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Haushalt” sits inside “Haushalte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9661, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Haushalt is recorded at frequency rank #3,589, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaʊ̯shalt]. Haushalte is at rank #6,072, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaʊ̯shaltə].
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 9661, this pair ranks #1,978,894 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Haushalt vs Haushalte
Shared letters: ahlstu. Private to "Haushalt": -. Private to "Haushalte": e.
"Haushalt" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC · "Haushalte" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Haushalt" for "Haushalte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Haushalt" or "Haushalte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Haushalt" and "Haushalte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Haushalt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Haushalte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,978,894 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Haushalt" and "Haushalte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Haushalt vs Hausrat". 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 #1,978,894 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.