Which to use
“Haushalt” and “Haushalts” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,589
- “Haushalt” frequency rank
- #17,028
- “Haushalts” frequency rank
- 20617
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Haushalt | Haushalts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gesamtheit von Einnahmen und Ausgaben | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Haushalt |
Where the eye mixes Haushalt and Haushalts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Haushalt runs 8 letters (CVVCCVCC) against Haushalts's 9 (CVVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Haushalt and Haushalts
A purely visual mix-up. Haushalt ([ˈhaʊ̯shalt]) and Haushalts ([ˈhaʊ̯shalt͡s]) 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 “Haushalts”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20617, 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]. Haushalts is at rank #17,028, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaʊ̯shalt͡s].
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 20617, this pair ranks #1,895,680 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Haushalt vs Haushalts
Shared letters: ahlstu. Private to "Haushalt": -. Private to "Haushalts": -.
"Haushalt" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC · "Haushalts" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Haushalt" for "Haushalts" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Haushalt" or "Haushalts"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Haushalt" and "Haushalts" 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 "Haushalts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,895,680 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Haushalt" and "Haushalts" 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 #1,895,680 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.