Hausherr

[ˈhaʊ̯sˌhɛʁ]

/[ˈhaʊ̯sˌhɛʁ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hausherr” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,988. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,988
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die in einer Familie die Entscheidungen fällt

Corpus desk

Index DE-hausherr · Hausherr · German

Hausherr · rank #39,988 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,988
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hasses

Nearest frequency peer: Hasses (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Hausherr“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Hausherr“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Hausherr vs Häusler
63% similar
Hausherr vs Hausherren
80% similar
Hausherr vs Häuser
63% similar

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

Key facts for Hausherr
PropertyValue
HeadwordHausherr
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaʊ̯sˌhɛʁ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#39,988
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hausherr“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Hausherrliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Hasses“ (#39,987), „Hauswirtschaft“ (#39,989), „herber“ (#39,991). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hausherr“ bei #39,988. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Hausherr (IPA [ˈhaʊ̯sˌhɛʁ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,988 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hausherr, with forms such as "ahusherr", "hasuherr", and "hauhserr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Häusler", "Hausherren", "Häuser", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Hausherr, spelled H-A-U-S-H-E-R-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die in einer Familie die Entscheidungen fällt
  2. 2
    Person, die ein Haus/mehrere Häuser besitzt
  3. 3
    Verein, der auf dem eigenen Platz spielt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Hausherr appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Wegen des Lärms wollten sie mit dem Hausherrn sprechen.
  2. „Der Hausherr war untröstlich, daß er ihnen nicht einmal etwas zu trinken oder zu rauchen anbieten konnte.“

Synonyms

FamilienoberhauptHaushaltsvorstandHausbesitzerHauseigentümerPlatzverein

This word in other languages

landlord(English)maître de maison(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahusherr
  • hasuherr
  • hauhserr
  • hausehrr
  • hausher
  • haushherr
  • haushrer
  • haussherr
  • hhausherr
  • huasherr

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hausherr - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ahusherr2hasuherr2hauhserr2hausehrr2hausher1haushherr1haushrer2haussherr1
Edit distance from "Hausherr"

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 "Hausherr"?
"Hausherr" is spelled H-A-U-S-H-E-R-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaʊ̯sˌhɛʁ].
What does "Hausherr" mean?
As a noun, "Hausherr" means: Person, die in einer Familie die Entscheidungen fällt
What words are commonly confused with "Hausherr"?
"Hausherr" is commonly confused with "Häusler", "Hausherren", "Häuser". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hausherr"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hausherr" is [ˈhaʊ̯sˌhɛʁ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hausherr" come from?
"Hausherr" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hausherr", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gültiges#39,983hilflose#39,993grünlich#39,981Homeland#40,000

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Interim10 variantsKadaver10 variantsKakteen10 variantsKapitol10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list