Which to use
“hus” is a noun and “husch” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,244
- “hus” frequency rank
- #38,189
- “husch” frequency rank
- 73433
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hus | husch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Haus | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs huschen |
Where the eye mixes hus and husch
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses hus with husch
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hus is [huːˀs] while husch is [hʊʃ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “hus” sits inside “husch”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73433, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hus is recorded at frequency rank #35,244, classified as anoun, pronounced [huːˀs]. husch is at rank #38,189, tagged as averb, pronounced [hʊʃ].
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 73433, this pair ranks #360,532 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hus vs husch
Shared letters: hsu. Private to "hus": -. Private to "husch": c.
"hus" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "husch" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- husch ← hhusch · hsuch · hucsh · huscch · huschh · hushc · hussch · uhsch
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hus" for "husch" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hus" or "husch"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hus" and "husch" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "husch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #360,532 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hus" and "husch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Harsch vs husch". 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 #360,532 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.