shouse
/ʃaʊs/
"shouse" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“shouse” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An outhouse; an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
Corpus desk
Index EN-shouse · shouse · English
shouse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | shouse |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ʃaʊs/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “shouse” in English
Rare enough to double-check
shouse is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ʃaʊs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An outhouse; an outbuilding used as a lavatory.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for shouse in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: A clipping of shithouse. The correct English form is shouse, spelled S-H-O-U-S-E.
Definition
- 1An outhouse; an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how shouse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He sat off on one side, lonesome as a country shouse.
Shouse, a privy.
Etymology
A clipping of shithouse.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.