# household vs householder

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### household
*noun · IPA /ˈhaʊshəʊld/ · frequency rank #3,171*
Collectively, all the persons who live in a given house; a family including attendants, servants etc.; a domestic or family establishment.

### householder
*noun · IPA /ˈhaʊshoʊldə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #31,207*
The owner of a house.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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