house of ease
"house-of-ease" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“house of ease” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An outbuilding used to ease one's bowels: an outhouse.
Corpus desk
Index EN-house-of-ease · house of ease · English
house of ease · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | house of ease |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “house of ease” in English
Rare enough to double-check
house of ease is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An outbuilding used to ease one's bowels: an outhouse.".
house of ease doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the former euphemism do one's ease (“ease one's bowels: defecate”). The correct English form is house of ease, spelled H-O-U-S-E- -O-F- -E-A-S-E.
Definition
- 1An outbuilding used to ease one's bowels: an outhouse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how house of ease appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Had you but through a Cranny spy'd On House of Ease your future Bride.
Etymology
From the former euphemism do one's ease (“ease one's bowels: defecate”).
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.