housekeeper

/ˈhaʊskipɚ/

//ˈhaʊskipɚ// noun

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"housekeeper" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“housekeeper” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #19,859. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,859
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Someone (traditionally a woman) employed to look after the home, typically by managing domestic servants or superintending household management; also someone with equivalent duties in a hotel, inst...

Corpus desk

Index EN-housekeeper · housekeeper · English

housekeeper · rank #19,859 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,859
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH hijacked

Nearest frequency peer: hijacked (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “housekeeper”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “housekeeper” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for housekeeper
PropertyValue
Headwordhousekeeper
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈhaʊskipɚ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#19,859
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “housekeeper”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).housekeeperlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “hijacked” (#19,858), “husky” (#19,860), “Hermes” (#19,857). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “housekeeper” is #19,859. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around housekeeper (IPA /ˈhaʊskipɚ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,859 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for housekeeper, with forms such as "hhousekeeper", "hosuekeeper", and "houeskeeper". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From house + keeper. The correct English form is housekeeper, spelled H-O-U-S-E-K-E-E-P-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Someone (traditionally a woman) employed to look after the home, typically by managing domestic servants or superintending household management; also someone with equivalent duties in a hotel, institution etc.
  2. 2
    Someone who manages the running of a home, traditionally the female head of the household.
  3. 3
    Someone who keeps to their house; someone who rarely ventures away from home; an unadventurous person, a homebody.
  4. 4
    Someone who owns a house as a place of residence; a householder.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how housekeeper appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. She was their third housekeeper, but after a month or so she also gave up.
  2. The housekeeper, a very decorative brunette of thirty-five with a pseudo-English accent, greeted him with a mixture of grateful effusion and condescending patronage.

Etymology

From house + keeper.

This word in other languages

gouvernante(Français)Haushälterin(Deutsch)governanta(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhousekeeper
  • hosuekeeper
  • houeskeeper
  • houseekeper
  • housekeeepr
  • housekeeperr
  • housekeepper
  • housekeepre
  • housekepeer
  • housekeper
  • housekkeeper
  • houskeeeper
  • houssekeeper
  • huosekeeper
  • ohusekeeper

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of housekeeper - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hhousekeeper1hosuekeeper2houeskeeper2houseekeper2housekeeepr2housekeeperr1housekeepper1housekeepre2
Edit distance from "housekeeper"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "housekeeper"?
"housekeeper" is spelled H-O-U-S-E-K-E-E-P-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈhaʊskipɚ/.
What does "housekeeper" mean?
As a noun, "housekeeper" means: Someone (traditionally a woman) employed to look after the home, typically by managing domestic servants or superintending household management; also someone with equivalent duties in a hotel, inst...
What are common misspellings of "housekeeper"?
Common misspellings include "hhousekeeper", "hosuekeeper", "houeskeeper", "houseekeper", "housekeeepr". The correct spelling is "housekeeper".
How do you pronounce "housekeeper"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "housekeeper" is /ˈhaʊskipɚ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "housekeeper"?
From house + keeper. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "housekeeper", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hardworking#19,852flourishing#19,839malfunction#19,891discrepancy#19,815

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

ineligible15 variantsgenerously15 variantsmodulation15 variantscrumbling15 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list