housekeeping
"housekeeping" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“housekeeping” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #21,240 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #21,240
- frequency rank, English
- 12
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The chores of maintaining a house as a residence, especially cleaning.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | housekeeping |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #21,240 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “housekeeping” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for housekeeping is 12 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #21,240 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for housekeeping, with forms such as "hhousekeeping", "hosuekeeping", and "houeskeeping". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From house + keeping. The correct English form is housekeeping, spelled H-O-U-S-E-K-E-E-P-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1The chores of maintaining a house as a residence, especially cleaning.
- 2The chores of maintaining a house as a residence, especially cleaning.
- 3Any general tasks that involve preparation.
- 4Announcements that must be made before a show or event can begin.
- 5Hospitality; a liberal and hospitable table; a supply of provisions.
Etymology
From house + keeping.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: hhousekeeping,hosuekeeping,houeskeeping,houseekeping,housekeeipng,housekeepign,housekeepingg,housekeepinng,housekeepnig,housekeepping,housekepeing,housekeping,housekkeeping,houskeeeping,houssekeeping,huosekeeping,ohusekeeping
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of housekeeping - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “housekeeping”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is H-O-U-S-E-K-E-E-P-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.