housecarl
/ˈhaʊsˌkɑː(ɹ)l/noun
housecarl is spelled H-O-U-S-E-C-A-R-L: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, housecarl means “A member of the Scandinavian royal household troops” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of housecarl is housecarls.
How many letters and syllables are in housecarl?
| Letters | 9: H-O-U-S-E-C-A-R-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 66 million words; the 255,765th 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 housecarl?
Housecarl appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th 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 housecarl?
- /ˈhaʊsˌkɑː(ɹ)l/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of housecarl
- housecarls plural
- huscarl
- huskarl
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does housecarl mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A member of the Scandinavian royal household troops.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does housecarl come from?
From Middle English houscarl, from Old English hūscarl, from Old Norse húskarl, equivalent to house + carl. Cognate with Old English hūsċeorl, Old Frisian hūskerl.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).