What’s the Difference Between Homework And Housework?

Here are two words that are often confused.

Homework refers to the tasks you were given by your teacher and that you were supposed to do at home. (In German: “‘Hausaufgaben’)

Perhaps you have your own children now and spend your afternoons helping them with their homework—as your parents might have done years ago.

Housework refers to the everyday tasks or chores that need to be done at home, like washing the clothes, washing the dishes, cleaning and ironing. (In German: ‘im Haushalt anfallende Arbeiten’)