bunkhouse

/ˈbʌŋkˌhaʊs/

//ˈbʌŋkˌhaʊs// noun

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

The verdict

“bunkhouse” is uncommon English (frequency #68,068 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,068
frequency rank, English
31,241
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A building providing sleeping quarters for workers or guests, especially in a rural setting.

Key facts for bunkhouse
PropertyValue
Headwordbunkhouse
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbʌŋkˌhaʊs/
Letters9
Frequency rank#68,068
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bunkhouse” 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). bunkhouse lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Rare enough to double-check

bunkhouse is uncommon English at frequency #68,068 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbʌŋkˌhaʊs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A building providing sleeping quarters for workers or guests, especially in a rural setting.".

bunkhouse doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From bunk + house. The correct English form is bunkhouse, spelled B-U-N-K-H-O-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A building providing sleeping quarters for workers or guests, especially in a rural setting.

Etymology

From bunk + 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bunkhouse"?
"bunkhouse" is spelled B-U-N-K-H-O-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbʌŋkˌhaʊs/.
What does "bunkhouse" mean?
As a noun, "bunkhouse" means: A building providing sleeping quarters for workers or guests, especially in a rural setting.
How do you pronounce "bunkhouse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bunkhouse" is /ˈbʌŋkˌhaʊs/. 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 "bunkhouse"?
From bunk + house. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “bunkhouse”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is B-U-N-K-H-O-U-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈbʌŋkˌhaʊs/ (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