Which to use
“Kaufhaus” and “Kaufhäuser” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,337
- “Kaufhaus” frequency rank
- #49,818
- “Kaufhäuser” frequency rank
- 67155
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kaufhaus | Kaufhäuser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | großes, meist mehrere Etagen umfassendes Geschäft, in dem Handelswaren meist mehrerer Warengruppe in großer Sortimentstiefe und Sortimentsbreite angeboten werden | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kaufhaus |
Where the eye mixes Kaufhaus and Kaufhäuser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Kaufhaus vs Kaufhäuser
A purely visual mix-up. Kaufhaus ([ˈkaʊ̯fˌhaʊ̯s]) and Kaufhäuser ([ˈkaʊ̯fˌhɔɪ̯zɐ]) 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 67155, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kaufhaus is recorded at frequency rank #17,337, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkaʊ̯fˌhaʊ̯s]. Kaufhäuser is at rank #49,818, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkaʊ̯fˌhɔɪ̯zɐ].
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 67155, this pair ranks #549,495 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Kaufhaus vs Kaufhäuser
Shared letters: afhksu. Private to "Kaufhaus": -. Private to "Kaufhäuser": erä.
"Kaufhaus" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVVC · "Kaufhäuser" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kaufhaus ← akufhaus · kafuhaus · kaufahus · kauffhaus · kaufhasu · kaufhauss · kaufhhaus · kaufhuas
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "Kaufhaus" vs "Kaufhäuser" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Kaufhaus" and "Kaufhäuser" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kaufhaus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kaufhäuser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #549,495 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kaufhaus" and "Kaufhäuser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kaufhaus vs Kurhaus". 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 #549,495 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.