# Haus

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #38,426

## Definitions
1. A surname

## Etymology
From the German and Jewish surname, from the noun Haus (“house”). Compare Hausmann, House.

## Easily confused with
- **Hu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haus-vs-hu)
- **his** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haus-vs-his)
- **huh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haus-vs-huh)
- **hug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haus-vs-hug)
- **hub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haus-vs-hub)
- **hes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haus-vs-hes)
- **hay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haus-vs-hay)
- **hut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haus-vs-hut)
- **hum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haus-vs-hum)
- **hue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haus-vs-hue)
- **HMS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haus-vs-hms)
- **hun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haus-vs-hun)
- **HUD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haus-vs-hud)
- **hua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haus-vs-hua)
- **hui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haus-vs-hui)
- **haw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haus-vs-haw)
- **Hou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haus-vs-hou)
- **HHS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haus-vs-hhs)
- **Hsu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haus-vs-hsu)
- **Hur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haus-vs-hur)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ahus`, `hasu`, `hauss`, `hhaus`, `huas`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/haus