housel
/ˈhaʊzəl/verb
housel is spelled H-O-U-S-E-L: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, housel means “To prepare for a journey” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in housel?
| Letters | 6: H-O-U-S-E-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th 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 housel?
Housel appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th 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 housel?
- /ˈhaʊzəl/
Housel has 2 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 housel
- housels present, singular, he/she/it
- houseling US, participle, present
- houselling UK, participle, present
- houseled US, participle, past
- houselled UK, participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does housel mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
archaicTo administer the Eucharist to.
- 2
rareTo prepare for a journey.
noun
- 1
archaicThe Eucharist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does housel come from?
From Middle English houselen, from Old English hūslian (“to administer the sacrament”), from Proto-Germanic *hunslōną (“to sacrifice, offer”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwen- (“holy”). Cognate with Icelandic húsla (“to housel”), Old Swedish húsla (“to administer the Eucharist to”), Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (hunsljan, “to offer, sacrifice”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).