backhouse
"backhouse" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“backhouse” is an uncommon English word, ranked #93,422 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #93,422
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An outbuilding behind the main building, or an annex attached to the rear of it; especially, a scullery or washhouse.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | backhouse |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #93,422 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “backhouse” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for backhouse is 9 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #93,422 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for backhouse in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From back + house. The correct English form is backhouse, spelled B-A-C-K-H-O-U-S-E.
Definition
- 1An outbuilding behind the main building, or an annex attached to the rear of it; especially, a scullery or washhouse.
- 2An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
Etymology
From back + house.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “backhouse”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-A-C-K-H-O-U-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.