pumphouse
/ˈpʌmpˌhaʊs/noun
pumphouse is spelled P-U-M-P-H-O-U-S-E: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pumphouse means “A building containing pumping equipment; thus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pumphouse is pumphouses.
How many letters and syllables are in pumphouse?
| Letters | 9: P-U-M-P-H-O-U-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 173,967th 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 pumphouse?
Pumphouse appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th 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 pumphouse?
- US /ˈpʌmpˌhaʊs/
Pumphouse has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of pumphouse
- pumphouses plural
- pump house
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pumphouse mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A building containing pumping equipment; thus
- 2
A building containing pumping equipment to fill a canal.
- 3
A building containing pumping equipment to provide the water supply on a farm (from a well, spring, creek, or pond).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pumphouse come from?
From pump + house.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).