slaughterhouse
slaugh·ter·house/ˈsloː.tə(ɹ).haʊs/noun
slaughterhouse is spelled S-L-A-U-G-H-T-E-R-H-O-U-S-E: 14 letters and 3 syllables (slaugh·ter·house). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, slaughterhouse means “A place where animals are slaughtered” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of slaughterhouse is slaughterhouses.
How many letters and syllables are in slaughterhouse?
| Letters | 14: S-L-A-U-G-H-T-E-R-H-O-U-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: slaugh·ter·house |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,168th 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 slaughterhouse?
Slaughterhouse appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th 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 slaughterhouse?
- UK /ˈsloː.tə(ɹ).haʊs/
Slaughterhouse has 3 syllables, split slaugh·ter·house in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-slaughterhouse.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of slaughterhouse
- slaughterhouses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does slaughterhouse mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A place where animals are slaughtered.
- 2
The scene of a massacre.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Slaughterhouse in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense scene of a massacre:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | abattoir |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does slaughterhouse come from?
From slaughter + house.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).