hitsvshusWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: hits is a verb, hus is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“hits” is a verb and “hus” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#7,337
“hits” frequency rank
#35,244
“hus” frequency rank
42581
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hits hus
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hit Haus

Letter map: hits vs hus

Shared letters muted; letters that set hits and hus apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
hits
3 ch
hus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hits is averb and husanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42581, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hits is recorded at frequency rank #7,337, classified as averb, pronounced […]. hus is at rank #35,244, tagged as anoun, pronounced [huːˀs].

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 42581, this pair ranks #1,444,967 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of hits vs hus

Shared letters: hs. Private to "hits": it. Private to "hus": u.

"hits" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "hus" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hitshhits · hist · hitss · hitts · ihts

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hits" and "hus" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "hits" is a verb and "hus" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "hits" or "hus"?
"hits" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,337 in our German list, against #35,244 for "hus". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "hits" and "hus". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "hits" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,444,967 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hits" and "hus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "höh vs hus". 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list