Haus

[haʊ̯s]

/[haʊ̯s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Haus” is in the everyday core of German, ranked #346 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#346
frequency rank, German
4
letters
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zu einem bestimmten Zweck erbautes Gebäude

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Haus vs Hut
50% similar
Haus vs His
50% similar
Haus vs Hub
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Haus
PropertyValue
HeadwordHaus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[haʊ̯s]
Letters4
Frequency rank#346
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Haus” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Haus lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Haus is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [haʊ̯s]. Corpus data places it at rank #346 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 15 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Haus, with forms such as "ahus", "hasu", and "hauss". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Hut", "His", "Hub", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Haus, spelled H-A-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    zu einem bestimmten Zweck erbautes Gebäude
  2. 2
    zum Wohnen dienendes und genutztes Gebäude
  3. 3
    aus mehreren Räumen bestehender, abgetrennter Bereich innerhalb eines unter [2] beschriebenen Gebäudes, in dem sich eine oder mehrere Personen ständig aufhalten können, leben
  4. 4
    Gesamtheit der Bewohner in dem unter [2] beschriebenen Gebäude
  5. 5
    Gesamtheit der Personen, die sich in einem bestimmten Amt, in einer bestimmten Stellung oder Tätigkeit in einem unter [1] beschriebenen Gebäude aufhalten oder dort einer Beschäftigung nachgehen
  6. 6
    gesetzgebende Körperschaft der Volksvertretung
  7. 7
    im selben unter [2] beschriebenen Gebäude/im selben unter [3] beschriebenen Bereich lebende Gemeinschaft aus einem Elternpaar oder einem Elternteil samt mindestens einem Kind
  8. 8
    Hauswesen der unter [7] beschriebenen Gemeinschaft
  9. 9
    eine Reihe von adligen (angesehenen) Persönlichkeiten, Herrschern hervorgebrachtes Geschlecht
  10. 10
    Mensch, Person
  11. 11
    bestimmte Tiere (vor allem Weichtiere wie Gastropoden) umgebende feste, panzerartige, schützende Umhüllung
  12. 12
    Tierkreiszeichen in seiner Zuordnung zu einem Planeten
  13. 13
    einer der zwölf Abschnitte, in die der Tierkreis eingeteilt ist
  14. 14
    mittlerer Teil eines Hammerkopfes
  15. 15
    die drei konzentrischen Kreise, in denen Punkte erzielt werden können, die vom Kreis mit dem Radius von 6′ umschlossene Fläche

Synonyms

WindeAffenkastenKastenWohnhausWohngebäudeHeimWohnungZuhauseTempelKammerFamilieGepäckMischpokeHaushaltHausstandDomizil

Antonyms

AugeBahnFinnePinneSchmalbahn

This word in other languages

house(English)casa(Español)maison(Français)casa(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ahus,hasu,hauss,hhaus,huas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Haus - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ahus2hasu2hauss1hhaus1huas2
Edit distance from "Haus"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Haus"?
"Haus" is spelled H-A-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [haʊ̯s].
What does "Haus" mean?
As a noun, "Haus" means: zu einem bestimmten Zweck erbautes Gebäude
What words are commonly confused with "Haus"?
"Haus" is commonly confused with "Hut", "His", "Hub". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Haus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Haus" is [haʊ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Haus" come from?
"Haus" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “Haus”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-A-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [haʊ̯s] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Hut” - see the side-by-side comparison. Haus vs Hut
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list