housebroken
/haʊsbɹəʊkən/adjective
housebroken is spelled H-O-U-S-E-B-R-O-K-E-N: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, housebroken means “trained to avoid urinating or defecating in the house, except within a litterbox, toilet, or other receptacle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in housebroken?
| Letters | 11: H-O-U-S-E-B-R-O-K-E-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 115,751st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is housebroken?
Housebroken appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st 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).
How do you pronounce housebroken?
- /haʊsbɹəʊkən/
Housebroken has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of housebroken
- house-broken
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does housebroken mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
trained to avoid urinating or defecating in the house, except within a litterbox, toilet, or other receptacle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does housebroken come from?
From house + broken.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).