headhouse
noun
headhouse is spelled H-E-A-D-H-O-U-S-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, headhouse means “The portion of a passenger railway terminal not housing the tracks and platforms, comprising ticket counters, baggage facilities, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of headhouse is headhouses.
How many letters and syllables are in headhouse?
| Letters | 9: H-E-A-D-H-O-U-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is headhouse?
Headhouse appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th 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).
Forms of headhouse
- headhouses plural
- head house
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does headhouse mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The portion of a passenger railway terminal not housing the tracks and platforms, comprising ticket counters, baggage facilities, etc.
- 2
The overground portion of a subway station.
- 3
A structure built at the top of a ventilation shaft or mineshaft.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Headhouse in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense portion of a passenger railway terminal not housing the tracks and platforms, co:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bâtiment des voyageurs |
| German | Empfangsgebäude, Empfangshalle, Zugangsgebäude, Stationsgebäude, Aufnahmegebäude |
| Spanish | zaguán, mezanine |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does headhouse come from?
From head + house.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).