housework
/ˈhaʊsˌwɝk/noun
housework is spelled H-O-U-S-E-W-O-R-K: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, housework means “domestic household chores such as cleaning and cooking” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in housework?
| Letters | 9: H-O-U-S-E-W-O-R-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,092nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is housework?
Housework appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd 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 housework?
- US /ˈhaʊsˌwɝk/
Housework 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-housework.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with housework?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as housework (/aʊswɜɹk/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: workhouse.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does housework mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
domestic household chores such as cleaning and cooking
- 2
homework
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Housework in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense domestic household chores:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ménage |
| German | Hausarbeit |
| Portuguese | serviço doméstico, tarefas domésticas |
| Spanish | tareas domésticas, quehaceres, faenas |
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 housework come from?
From house + work. Cognate with Dutch huiswerk (“homework”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).