House of Lords

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The verdict

“House of Lords” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Oberhaus des britischen Parlaments

Corpus desk

Index DE-house-of-lords · House of Lords · German

House of Lords · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "H" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for House of Lords
PropertyValue
HeadwordHouse of Lords
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „House of Lords“ im Deutschen

House of Lordsschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

House of Lords is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Oberhaus des britischen Parlaments".

House of Lords doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is House of Lords, spelled H-O-U-S-E- -O-F- -L-O-R-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Oberhaus des britischen Parlaments

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how House of Lords appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Als M'Naghten freigesprochen wurde, war die Öffentlichkeit derart aufgebracht, dass der Oberste Richter vor das House of Lords bestellt wurde, um den Vorgang zu erklären.“

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "House of Lords"?
"House of Lords" is spelled H-O-U-S-E- -O-F- -L-O-R-D-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "House of Lords" mean?
As a noun, "House of Lords" means: Oberhaus des britischen Parlaments
How do you pronounce "House of Lords"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "House of Lords" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "House of Lords" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list