WohnhausvsWohnhausesTell them apart

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“Wohnhaus” and “Wohnhauses” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,659
“Wohnhaus” frequency rank
#40,327
“Wohnhauses” frequency rank
48986
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Wohnhaus Wohnhauses
Definition Haus, das zum Bewohnen gedacht ist Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Wohnhaus

Where the eye mixes Wohnhaus and Wohnhauses

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Wohnhaus runs 8 letters (CVCCCVVC) against Wohnhauses's 10 (CVCCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
Wohnhaus
10 ch
Wohnhauses

Look-alike desk: Wohnhaus vs Wohnhauses

A purely visual mix-up. Wohnhaus ([ˈvoːnˌhaʊ̯s]) and Wohnhauses ([ˈvoːnˌhaʊ̯zəs]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Wohnhaus” sits inside “Wohnhauses”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48986, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Wohnhaus is recorded at frequency rank #8,659, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvoːnˌhaʊ̯s]. Wohnhauses is at rank #40,327, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvoːnˌhaʊ̯zəs].

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 48986, this pair ranks #1,228,218 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Wohnhaus vs Wohnhauses

Shared letters: ahnosuw. Private to "Wohnhaus": -. Private to "Wohnhauses": e.

"Wohnhaus" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC  ·  "Wohnhauses" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Wohnhaus ← owhnhaus · whonhaus · wohhnaus · wohhnhaus · wohnahus · wohnhasu · wohnhauss · wohnhhaus
  • Wohnhauses ← owhnhauses · whonhauses · wohhnauses · wohhnhauses · wohnahuses · wohnhasues · wohnhauess · wohnhausess

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Wohnhaus" and "Wohnhauses" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈvoːnˌhaʊ̯s] versus [ˈvoːnˌhaʊ̯zəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Wohnhaus" vs "Wohnhauses" - which ranks higher?
"Wohnhaus" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,659 in our German list, against #40,327 for "Wohnhauses". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Wohnhaus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Wohnhauses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,228,218 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Wohnhaus" and "Wohnhauses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Wohnhäusern vs Wohnhauses". 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 #1,228,218 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list