porterhouse
noun
porterhouse is spelled P-O-R-T-E-R-H-O-U-S-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 89,388th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, porterhouse means “A cut of beef taken from the thick end of the short loin; it has a T-shaped bone and a large piece of tenderloin; a porterhouse steak” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of porterhouse is porterhouses.
How many letters and syllables are in porterhouse?
| Letters | 11: P-O-R-T-E-R-H-O-U-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 89,388th 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 porterhouse?
Porterhouse appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 89,388th 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 porterhouse?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-porterhouse.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of porterhouse
- porterhouses plural
- porter house
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does porterhouse mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
CanadaUSA cut of beef taken from the thick end of the short loin; it has a T-shaped bone and a large piece of tenderloin; a porterhouse steak.
- 2
CanadaUSA public house where porter was sold; often also served steaks, chops etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does porterhouse come from?
From porter + house.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).