poorhouse
noun
poorhouse is spelled P-O-O-R-H-O-U-S-E: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, poorhouse means “A charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of poorhouse is poorhouses.
How many letters and syllables are in poorhouse?
| Letters | 9: P-O-O-R-H-O-U-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 78,613th 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 poorhouse?
Poorhouse appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th 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 poorhouse?
Poorhouse 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).
Words people confuse with poorhouse
Also written: poor house (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of poorhouse
- poorhouses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does poorhouse mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged.
- 2
A workhouse.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Poorhouse in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged:
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 poorhouse come from?
From poor + house.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).