Which to use
“Hirse” and “house” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,965
- “Hirse” frequency rank
- #4,210
- “house” frequency rank
- 48175
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hirse | house |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sammelbezeichnung für einige kleinfrüchtige Getreidearten aus der Familie der Süßgräser | Wohnort des Menschen; Gebäude, das errichtet wurde, um in ihm zu wohnen |
Where the eye mixes Hirse and house
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Hirse vs house
A purely visual mix-up. Hirse ([ˈhɪʁzə]) and house ([haʊs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48175, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hirse is recorded at frequency rank #43,965, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɪʁzə]. house is at rank #4,210, tagged as anoun, pronounced [haʊs].
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 48175, this pair ranks #1,258,100 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Hirse vs house
Shared letters: ehs. Private to "Hirse": ir. Private to "house": ou.
"Hirse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "house" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hirse" and "house" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Hirse" or "house"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Hirse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "house" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,258,100 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hirse" and "house" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hide vs Hirse". 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 #1,258,100 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.