Hausgenosse
German, noun/ˈhaʊ̯sɡəˌnɔsə/
Hausgenosse is spelled H-A-U-S-G-E-N-O-S-S-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 40 million words in written German, the 376,420th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hausgenosse is a German masculine noun meaning “One who lives in the same house or residence as another; a housemate, a resident” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Person, mit der man im selben Haus/Haushalt lebt”.
What does Hausgenosse mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineOne who lives in the same house or residence as another; a housemate, a resident
- 2
archaicmasculineOne who is a member of the same house or household, including members of a family, court, domestics, etc., as opposed to the househead
- 3
masculineA minter, coiner
- 4
masculineobsoleteA tenant, renter
- 5
masculineobsoleteA free resident of an estate that was directly under rule
- 6
masculineobsoleteA noble who shares the same rank as another; a peer
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Person, mit der man im selben Haus/Haushalt lebt
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 Hausgenosse
- Hausgenossen genitive
- Hausgenossin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hausgenosse?
- /ˈhaʊ̯sɡəˌnɔsə/
- [ˈhaʊ̯sɡəˌnɔsə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Hausgenosse in German?
Hausgenosse appears about once in every 40 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).