HaushaltvsHaushaltsWhich spelling fits?

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“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.

8 ch
Haushalt
9 ch
Haushalts

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

  • Haushalt ← ahushalt · hasuhalt · hauhsalt · hausahlt · haushallt · haushaltt · haushatl · haushhalt
  • Haushalts ← ahushalts · hasuhalts · hauhsalts · hausahlts · haushallts · haushalst · haushaltss · haushaltts

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Haushalt" for "Haushalts" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈhaʊ̯shalt] versus [ˈhaʊ̯shalt͡s]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Haushalt" or "Haushalts"?
"Haushalt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,589 in our German list, against #17,028 for "Haushalts". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list