# roadhouse

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹəʊdˌhaʊs/ · frequency rank #42,386

## Definitions
1. An inn or similar establishment situated beside a road beyond the jurisdiction of a town or city. In the centuries before motor vehicles, such inns were places for travellers to stop at night during multi-day journeys, besides being public houses for their local countryfolk.
2. A receiving house.
3. A truck stop located in a remote area, with basic accommodation facilities.

## Etymology
From road + house.

## Easily confused with
- **roundhouse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roadhouse-vs-roundhouse)

## Common misspellings (12)
`oradhouse`, `raodhouse`, `roaddhouse`, `roadhhouse`, `roadhosue`, `roadhoues`, `roadhousse`, `roadhuose`, `roadohuse`, `roahdouse`, `rodahouse`, `rroadhouse`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/roadhouse