roughhouse
/ˈɹʌf.haʊs/adjective, noun, verb
roughhouse is spelled R-O-U-G-H-H-O-U-S-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, roughhouse means “Of behavior, rowdy, boisterous, or fighting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in roughhouse?
| Letters | 10: R-O-U-G-H-H-O-U-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 27 million words; the 157,761st 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 roughhouse?
Roughhouse appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st 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 roughhouse?
- /ˈɹʌf.haʊs/
- /ˈɹʌf.haʊz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-roughhouse.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of roughhouse
- more roughhouse comparative
- most roughhouse superlative
- rough house
- rough-house
- roughhouses present, singular, he/she/it
- roughhousing participle, present
- roughhoused participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does roughhouse mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of behavior, rowdy, boisterous, or fighting.
noun
- 1
Rowdy behavior.
verb
- 1
To play roughly (with physical roughness).
Out in the street, some delinquents were roughhousing, until the police drove by.
- 2
To commit physical assault.
Out in the street, some delinquents were roughhousing, until the police drove by.
- 3
To treat (someone or something) roughly or violently.
Out in the street, some delinquents were roughhousing a victim, until the police drove by.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does roughhouse come from?
From rough + house.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).