Which to use
“häuslichen” and “häuslicher” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,181
- “häuslichen” frequency rank
- #30,616
- “häuslicher” frequency rank
- 53797
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | häuslichen | häuslicher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs häuslich | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs häuslich |
Where the eye mixes häuslichen and häuslicher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. häuslichen and häuslicher follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between häuslichen and häuslicher
A purely visual mix-up. häuslichen ([ˈhɔɪ̯slɪçn̩]) and häuslicher ([ˈhɔɪ̯slɪçɐ]) 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 a single letter - n in “häuslichen” becomes r in “häuslicher”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53797, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
häuslichen is recorded at frequency rank #23,181, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɔɪ̯slɪçn̩]. häuslicher is at rank #30,616, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɔɪ̯slɪçɐ].
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 53797, this pair ranks #1,043,862 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of häuslichen vs häuslicher
Shared letters: cehilsuä. Private to "häuslichen": n. Private to "häuslicher": r.
"häuslichen" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVC · "häuslicher" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "häuslichen" for "häuslicher" ever safe?
Frequency check: "häuslichen" vs "häuslicher" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "häuslichen" and "häuslicher" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "häuslichen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "häuslicher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,043,862 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "häuslichen" and "häuslicher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hässliches vs häuslicher". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,043,862 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.