Hausmaus
[ˈhaʊ̯sˌmaʊ̯s]
The verdict
“Hausmaus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Nagetier aus der Familie der Langschwanzmäuse (Muridae) und der Gattung der Mäuse (Mus)
Corpus desk
Index DE-hausmaus · Hausmaus · German
Hausmaus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hausmaus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaʊ̯sˌmaʊ̯s] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hausmaus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hausmaus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaʊ̯sˌmaʊ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Nagetier aus der Familie der Langschwanzmäuse (Muridae) und der Gattung der Mäuse (Mus)".
Hausmaus doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Hausmaus, spelled H-A-U-S-M-A-U-S.
Definition
- 1ein Nagetier aus der Familie der Langschwanzmäuse (Muridae) und der Gattung der Mäuse (Mus)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hausmaus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ein typisches Merkmal der Hausmaus sind die etwas eingekerbten, oberen Nagezähne.“
„Die am häufigsten angewendete giftfreie Bekämpfungsmethode ist der Fang von Hausmäusen mit Fallen.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.