birdhouse
/ˈbɝdhaʊs/noun
birdhouse is spelled B-I-R-D-H-O-U-S-E: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,114th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, birdhouse means “A small house or nest box for birds” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of birdhouse is birdhouses.
How many letters and syllables are in birdhouse?
| Letters | 9: B-I-R-D-H-O-U-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,114th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is birdhouse?
Birdhouse appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,114th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce birdhouse?
- /ˈbɝdhaʊs/
Birdhouse has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-birdhouse.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with birdhouse
Also written: bird house (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of birdhouse
- birdhouses plural
- bird house
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does birdhouse mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small house or nest box for birds.
- 2
An aviary.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Birdhouse in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense small house for birds:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | nichoir |
| German | Nistkasten, Vogelhäuschen |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does birdhouse come from?
From bird + house.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).