house of easement
"house-of-easement" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“house of easement” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An outbuilding in which to do one's easement (defecate): an outhouse.
Corpus desk
Index EN-house-of-easement · house of easement · English
house of easement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-8 8 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 easement |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “house of easement” in English
Rare enough to double-check
house of easement is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An outbuilding in which to do one's easement (defecate): an outhouse.".
house of easement doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From easement in its former euphemistic use to reference the easing of one's bowels. The correct English form is house of easement, spelled H-O-U-S-E- -O-F- -E-A-S-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1An outbuilding in which to do one's easement (defecate): an outhouse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how house of easement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Se the hous of esement be swete & clene.
[T]he lowest servants at Hampton Court used the great communal toilet capable of seating fourteen people at once named the ‘Common Jakes’ or the ‘Great House of Easement’. This giant facility discharged into a tank which was washed clean by the waters of the moat. Even so, the tank emitted a dreadful smell and frequently had to be scrubbed clean.
Etymology
From easement in its former euphemistic use to reference the easing of one's bowels.
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.