teahouse
/ˈtiˌhaʊs/noun
teahouse is spelled T-E-A-H-O-U-S-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 63,645th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, teahouse means “A cafe or restaurant that serves tea, usually with light food” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of teahouse is teahouses.
How many letters and syllables are in teahouse?
| Letters | 8: T-E-A-H-O-U-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 63,645th 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 teahouse?
Teahouse appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 63,645th 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 teahouse?
- /ˈtiˌhaʊs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-teahouse.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with teahouse
Also written: tea-house (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of teahouse
- teahouses plural
- tea house
- tea-house
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does teahouse mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A cafe or restaurant that serves tea, usually with light food.
- 2
A public lavatory.
- 3
USdatedslangA meeting place for gay men.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Teahouse in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | salon de thé, maison de thé |
| German | Teehaus, Teestube |
| Portuguese | casa de chá, casa de chás |
| Spanish | casa de té, salón de té, tetería , tetera |
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 teahouse come from?
From tea + house.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).