# guesthouse

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡɛsthaʊs/ · frequency rank #34,091

## Definitions
1. A small house near a main house, for lodging visitors.
2. A private house offering accommodation to paying guests; a boarding house; a bed and breakfast.

## Etymology
From Middle English gest hous, gistenehus, gystehuse, gesthus, partly from Old English gæsthūs, ġesthūs (“guesthouse, hostel; guest-chamber”), from Proto-West Germanic *gastihūs; and partly from Old Norse gesthús (“guesthouse; guest-chamber”); both from Proto-Germanic *gastihūsą, corresponding to guest + house.

## Common misspellings (14)
`geusthouse`, `gguesthouse`, `gueshtouse`, `guessthouse`, `guesthhouse`, `guesthosue`, `guesthoues`, `guesthousse`, `guesthuose`, `guestohuse`, `guestthouse`, `guetshouse`, `gusethouse`, `ugesthouse`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/guesthouse