housetop
/ˈhaʊsˌtɑp/noun
housetop is spelled H-O-U-S-E-T-O-P: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, housetop means “The roof of a house” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of housetop is housetops.
How many letters and syllables are in housetop?
| Letters | 8: H-O-U-S-E-T-O-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th 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 housetop?
Housetop appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th 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 housetop?
- UK /ˈhaʊsˌtɒp/
- US /ˈhaʊsˌtɑp/
Housetop has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of housetop
- housetops plural
- house top
- house-top
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does housetop mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The roof of a house.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Housetop in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense The roof of a house:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Hausdach |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does housetop come from?
From house + top.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).