Which to use
“Haus” and “Hus” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,426
- “Haus” frequency rank
- #42,702
- “Hus” frequency rank
- 81128
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Haus | Hus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname | A surname from Czech, notably borne by Jan Hus, a Czech religious reformer. |
Letter map: Haus vs Hus
Shared letters muted; letters that set Haus and Hus apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Haus runs 4 letters (CVVC) against Hus's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - Haus / Hus
Haus and Hus are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81128, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Haus is recorded at frequency rank #38,426, classified as aname. Hus is at rank #42,702, tagged as aname.
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 81128, this pair ranks #18,338 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Haus vs Hus
Shared letters: hsu. Private to "Haus": a. Private to "Hus": -.
"Haus" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Hus" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Haus ← ahus · hasu · hauss · hhaus · huas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Haus" and "Hus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Haus" vs "Hus" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Haus" and "Hus".
- Full dictionary entry for "Haus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,338 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Haus" and "Hus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "humps vs Hus". 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 #18,338 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.