bouse
verb
bouse is spelled B-O-U-S-E: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, bouse means “To haul or hoist (something) with a tackle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bouse?
| Letters | 5: B-O-U-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st 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 bouse?
Bouse appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st 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 bouse?
Bouse has one syllable (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).
Forms of bouse
- bouses present, singular, he/she/it
- bousing participle, present
- boused participle, past
- bowse
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bouse mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To haul or hoist (something) with a tackle.
- 2
obsoleteTo drink immoderately; to carouse; to booze.
noun
- 1
obsoleteto drink, especially alcoholic drink
- 2
obsoletea carouse; a booze
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bouse come from?
Of unknown origin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).