# outhouse

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈaʊthaʊs/ · frequency rank #44,982

## Definitions
1. An outbuilding, typically permanent, containing a toilet or seat over a cesspit.
2. Any outbuilding: any small structure located apart from a main building.

## Etymology
From Middle English outhous, equivalent to out- + house. Compare Old Norse úthús (“outhouse”).

## Common misspellings (10)
`otuhouse`, `ouhtouse`, `outhhouse`, `outhosue`, `outhoues`, `outhousse`, `outhuose`, `outohuse`, `outthouse`, `uothouse`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/outhouse