Which to use
“house” and “hus” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,210
- “house” frequency rank
- #35,244
- “hus” frequency rank
- 39454
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | house | hus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Wohnort des Menschen; Gebäude, das errichtet wurde, um in ihm zu wohnen | Haus |
Where the eye mixes house and hus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between house and hus
A purely visual mix-up. house ([haʊs]) and hus ([huːˀs]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39454, 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]. 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 39454, this pair ranks #1,536,344 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of house vs hus
Shared letters: hsu. Private to "house": eo. Private to "hus": -.
"house" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "hus" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- house ← hhouse · hosue · houes · housse · huose · ohuse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "house" and "hus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "house" or "hus" show up more?
What to do next
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 "hus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,536,344 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "house" 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
Confusion rank #1,536,344 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.