teahouse

/ˈtiˌhaʊs/

//ˈtiˌhaʊs// noun

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"teahouse" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“teahouse” is uncommon English (frequency #64,053 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,053
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A cafe or restaurant that serves tea, usually with light food.

Corpus desk

Index EN-teahouse · teahouse · English

teahouse · rank #64,053 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,053
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH tattle

Nearest frequency peer: tattle (-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 “teahouse”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “teahouse” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for teahouse
PropertyValue
Headwordteahouse
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtiˌhaʊs/
Letters8
Frequency rank#64,053
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “teahouse” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).teahousefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “tattle” (#64,052), “teleconference” (#64,056), “tackler” (#64,049). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “teahouse” is #64,053. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

teahouse is uncommon English at frequency #64,053 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈtiˌhaʊs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for teahouse in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From tea + house. The correct English form is teahouse, spelled T-E-A-H-O-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A cafe or restaurant that serves tea, usually with light food.
  2. 2
    a public lavatory, particularly (dated US gay slang) as a meeting place for gay men.

Etymology

From tea + house.

Synonyms

tearoomtea roomteashoptea shoppub

This word in other languages

tetería(Español)salon de thé(Français)Teehaus(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "teahouse"?
"teahouse" is spelled T-E-A-H-O-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtiˌhaʊs/.
What does "teahouse" mean?
As a noun, "teahouse" means: A cafe or restaurant that serves tea, usually with light food.
How do you pronounce "teahouse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "teahouse" is /ˈtiˌhaʊs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "teahouse"?
From tea + house. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "teahouse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

thresher#64,061syllabic#64,044timidity#64,064stumping#64,039

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list