Penthouse
German, noun/ˈpɛnthaʊ̯s/
Penthouse is spelled P-E-N-T-H-O-U-S-E (9 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written German, the 33,501st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Penthouse is a German neuter noun meaning “penthouse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein eingeschossiges, in sich geschlossenes Wohnhaus auf dem Dach eines Hochhauses”.
What does Penthouse mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterpenthouse
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein eingeschossiges, in sich geschlossenes Wohnhaus auf dem Dach eines Hochhauses
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 Penthouse
- Penthouses genitive
- Penthaus alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Penthouse?
- /ˈpɛnthaʊ̯s/
- [ˈpɛnthaʊ̯s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Penthouse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Penthouse in German?
Penthouse appears 1.3 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).