Which to use
“house” and “Hülse” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,210
- “house” frequency rank
- #42,585
- “Hülse” frequency rank
- 46795
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | house | Hülse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Wohnort des Menschen; Gebäude, das errichtet wurde, um in ihm zu wohnen | feste und meist längliche Hülle, in die etwas hineingesteckt werden kann |
Where the eye mixes house and Hülse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses house with Hülse
A purely visual mix-up. house ([haʊs]) and Hülse ([ˈhʏlzə]) 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 46795, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
house is recorded at frequency rank #4,210, classified as anoun, pronounced [haʊs]. Hülse is at rank #42,585, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhʏlzə].
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 46795, this pair ranks #1,306,711 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of house vs Hülse
Shared letters: ehs. Private to "house": ou. Private to "Hülse": lü.
"house" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Hülse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- house ← hhouse · hosue · houes · housse · huose · ohuse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "house" and "Hülse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "house" or "Hülse" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "house" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hülse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,306,711 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "house" and "Hülse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "holde vs Hülse". 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 #1,306,711 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.