Häuschen
German, noun/ˈhɔʏ̯sçən/
Häuschen is spelled H-Ä-U-S-C-H-E-N (8 letters) and appears 4.8 times per million words in written German, the 12,686th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Häuschen is a German neuter noun meaning “outhouse, privy, dunny; (euphemistic) toilet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of Haus. The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleines Haus”.
What does Häuschen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterdiminutive of Haus
- 2
informalneuterouthouse, privy, dunny; (euphemistic) toilet
aufs Häuschen gehen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kleines Haus 2. nicht im Haus gelegene, spartanische Räumlichkeit zur Verrichtung der Notdurft
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Häuschen
- Häuschens genitive
- Häuserchen plural regional
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Häuschen?
- /ˈhɔʏ̯sçən/
- [ˈhɔɪ̯sçən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Häuschen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Häuschen in German?
Häuschen appears 4.8 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).