Which to use
“Hausrat” is a noun and “haust” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,226
- “Hausrat” frequency rank
- #31,093
- “haust” frequency rank
- 66319
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hausrat | haust |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | alle Dinge, die zu einem Haushalt gehören | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hauen |
Where the eye mixes Hausrat and haust
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Hausrat runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against haust's 5 (CVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Hausrat vs haust
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Hausrat is [ˈhaʊ̯sˌʁaːt] while haust is [haʊ̯st]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66319, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hausrat is recorded at frequency rank #35,226, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaʊ̯sˌʁaːt]. haust is at rank #31,093, tagged as averb, pronounced [haʊ̯st].
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 66319, this pair ranks #577,352 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Hausrat vs haust
Shared letters: ahstu. Private to "Hausrat": r. Private to "haust": -.
"Hausrat" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "haust" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hausrat" and "haust" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Hausrat" or "haust"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hausrat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "haust" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #577,352 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hausrat" and "haust" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hash vs haust". 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 #577,352 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.