shithouse
/ˈʃɪtˌhaʊs/
"shithouse" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“shithouse” is uncommon English (frequency #69,442 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,442
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An outhouse, an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
Corpus desk
Index EN-shithouse · shithouse · English
shithouse · rank #69,442 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,442
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH shepherding
Nearest frequency peer: shepherding (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “shithouse”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- sextet
sextet
30,562 corpus weight
- shabbos
shabbos
30,561 corpus weight
- shepherding
shepherding
30,560 corpus weight
- shithouse
shithouse
30,559 corpus weight
- shitshow
shitshow
30,558 corpus weight
- Shmuel
Shmuel
30,557 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “shithouse” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | shithouse |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈʃɪtˌhaʊs/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #69,442 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “shithouse” in English
Rare enough to double-check
shithouse is uncommon English at frequency #69,442 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈʃɪtˌhaʊs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for shithouse in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From shit + house. Compare Middle Low German schîthûs, German Scheißhaus, Swedish skithus, Icelandic skíthús. The correct English form is shithouse, spelled S-H-I-T-H-O-U-S-E.
Definition
- 1An outhouse, an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
- 2A coward; one who is overly fearful or timid.
- 3A filthy place.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how shithouse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He would rather slop out his Punjabis' shithouses than kiss the arse of some limp-wristed war profiteer in Civvy Street, thank you.
You will be less amused when I ask you when you will take your turn cleaning out this shithouse.
Etymology
From shit + house. Compare Middle Low German schîthûs, German Scheißhaus, Swedish skithus, Icelandic skíthús.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).