Which to use
“häusliche” and “häuslichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,611
- “häusliche” frequency rank
- #23,181
- “häuslichen” frequency rank
- 42792
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | häusliche | häuslichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs häuslich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs häuslich |
Where the eye mixes häusliche and häuslichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. häusliche runs 9 letters (CVVCCVCCV) against häuslichen's 10 (CVVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: häusliche vs häuslichen
A purely visual mix-up. häusliche ([ˈhɔɪ̯slɪçə]) and häuslichen ([ˈhɔɪ̯slɪçn̩]) 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) - “häusliche” sits inside “häuslichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42792, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
häusliche is recorded at frequency rank #19,611, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɔɪ̯slɪçə]. häuslichen is at rank #23,181, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɔɪ̯slɪçn̩].
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 42792, this pair ranks #1,438,305 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of häusliche vs häuslichen
Shared letters: cehilsuä. Private to "häusliche": -. Private to "häuslichen": n.
"häusliche" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCCV · "häuslichen" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "häusliche" vs "häuslichen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "häusliche" and "häuslichen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "häusliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "häuslichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,438,305 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "häusliche" and "häuslichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hässliches vs häuslichen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,438,305 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.