mousehole
noun
mousehole is spelled M-O-U-S-E-H-O-L-E: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mousehole means “A hole through which a mouse enters a room” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mousehole is mouseholes.
How many letters and syllables are in mousehole?
| Letters | 9: M-O-U-S-E-H-O-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th 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 mousehole?
Mousehole appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th 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 mousehole?
Mousehole 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 mousehole
- mouseholes plural
- mouse-hole
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mousehole mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A hole through which a mouse enters a room.
- 2
Any small hole or opening.
- 3
The storage area on a drilling rig where the next joint of drilling pipe is held until needed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mousehole in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense hole through which a mouse enters a room:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | trou de souris |
| German | Mauseloch, Mäuseloch |
| Spanish | ratonera |
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 mousehole come from?
From Middle English mosse hole, mowse hole; equivalent to mouse + hole.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).