birdhouse

/ˈbɝdhaʊs/

//ˈbɝdhaʊs// noun

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"birdhouse" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“birdhouse” is uncommon English (frequency #64,931 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,931
frequency rank, English
31,241
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A small house for birds; a nest box.

Key facts for birdhouse
PropertyValue
Headwordbirdhouse
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbɝdhaʊs/
Letters9
Frequency rank#64,931
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “birdhouse” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). birdhouse lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

birdhouse is uncommon English at frequency #64,931 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbɝdhaʊs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for birdhouse in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From bird + house. The correct English form is birdhouse, spelled B-I-R-D-H-O-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A small house for birds; a nest box.
  2. 2
    An aviary.

Etymology

From bird + house.

Synonyms

nest boxnesting box

This word in other languages

nichoir(Français)Nistkasten(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "birdhouse"?
"birdhouse" is spelled B-I-R-D-H-O-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɝdhaʊs/.
What does "birdhouse" mean?
As a noun, "birdhouse" means: A small house for birds; a nest box.
How do you pronounce "birdhouse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "birdhouse" is /ˈbɝdhaʊs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "birdhouse"?
From bird + house. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “birdhouse”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is B-I-R-D-H-O-U-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈbɝdhaʊs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list