Which to use
“Haus” is a name and “hui” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,426
- “Haus” frequency rank
- #22,115
- “hui” frequency rank
- 60541
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Haus | hui |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname | A Māori social gathering or assembly. |
Letter map: Haus vs hui
Shared letters muted; letters that set Haus and hui apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - Haus and hui
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Haus is aname and huianoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60541, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Haus is recorded at frequency rank #38,426, classified as aname. hui is at rank #22,115, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈhʉː.iː/.
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 60541, this pair ranks #99,631 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Haus vs hui
Shared letters: hu. Private to "Haus": as. Private to "hui": i.
"Haus" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "hui" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Haus ← ahus · hasu · hauss · hhaus · huas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Haus" for "hui" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Haus" vs "hui" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Haus" and "hui".
- Full dictionary entry for "Haus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hui" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #99,631 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Haus" and "hui" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Haus vs hocus". 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 #99,631 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.