dollhouse

noun

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

The verdict

“dollhouse” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #36,961 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#36,961
frequency rank, English
9
letters
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alternative form of doll's house.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

dollhouse vs doghouse
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for dollhouse
PropertyValue
Headworddollhouse
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#36,961
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dollhouse” 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). dollhouse lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for dollhouse is 9 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #36,961 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Alternative form of doll's house.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for dollhouse, with forms such as "ddollhouse", "dlolhouse", and "dolhlouse". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "doghouse", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From doll + house. The correct English form is dollhouse, spelled D-O-L-L-H-O-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative form of doll's house.

Etymology

From doll + house.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddollhouse,dlolhouse,dolhlouse,dolhouse,dollhhouse,dollhosue,dollhoues,dollhousse,dollhuose,dollohuse,odllhouse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dollhouse - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddollhouse1dlolhouse2dolhlouse2dolhouse1dollhhouse1dollhosue2dollhoues2dollhousse1
Edit distance from "dollhouse"

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 "dollhouse"?
"dollhouse" is spelled D-O-L-L-H-O-U-S-E.
What does "dollhouse" mean?
As a noun, "dollhouse" means: Alternative form of doll's house.
What words are commonly confused with "dollhouse"?
"dollhouse" is commonly confused with "doghouse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "dollhouse"?
From doll + house. See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “dollhouse”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is D-O-L-L-H-O-U-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “doghouse” - see the side-by-side comparison. dollhouse vs doghouse
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list