shophouse
noun
shophouse is spelled S-H-O-P-H-O-U-S-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shophouse means “A building that has both retail and domestic use” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shophouse is shophouses.
How many letters and syllables are in shophouse?
| Letters | 9: S-H-O-P-H-O-U-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th 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 shophouse?
Shophouse appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th 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).
Forms of shophouse
- shophouses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shophouse mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A building that has both retail and domestic use.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does shophouse come from?
From shop + house.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).