townhouse

/ˈtaʊnˌhaʊs/

//ˈtaʊnˌhaʊs// noun

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"townhouse" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“townhouse” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,001. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,001
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A row house or terraced house.

Corpus desk

Index EN-townhouse · townhouse · English

townhouse · rank #27,001 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,001
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH tortilla

Nearest frequency peer: tortilla (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “townhouse”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “townhouse” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for townhouse
PropertyValue
Headwordtownhouse
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtaʊnˌhaʊs/
Letters9
Frequency rank#27,001
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “townhouse”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).townhouselands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “tortilla” (#27,000), “transferable” (#27,002), “thwart” (#26,996). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “townhouse” is #27,001. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around townhouse (IPA /ˈtaʊnˌhaʊs/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,001 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for townhouse, with forms such as "otwnhouse", "tonwhouse", and "towhnouse". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From town + house. Compare Dutch tuinhuis (“summer house, cabana”), tuinhuisje (“bower”). The correct English form is townhouse, spelled T-O-W-N-H-O-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A row house or terraced house.
  2. 2
    A house in an urban setting.
  3. 3
    A town hall.

Etymology

From town + house. Compare Dutch tuinhuis (“summer house, cabana”), tuinhuisje (“bower”).

This word in other languages

Stadthaus(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otwnhouse
  • tonwhouse
  • towhnouse
  • townhhouse
  • townhosue
  • townhoues
  • townhousse
  • townhuose
  • townnhouse
  • townohuse
  • towwnhouse
  • ttownhouse
  • twonhouse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of townhouse - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

otwnhouse2tonwhouse2towhnouse2townhhouse1townhosue2townhoues2townhousse1townhuose2
Edit distance from "townhouse"

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 "townhouse"?
"townhouse" is spelled T-O-W-N-H-O-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtaʊnˌhaʊs/.
What does "townhouse" mean?
As a noun, "townhouse" means: A row house or terraced house.
What are common misspellings of "townhouse"?
Common misspellings include "otwnhouse", "tonwhouse", "towhnouse", "townhhouse", "townhosue". The correct spelling is "townhouse".
How do you pronounce "townhouse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "townhouse" is /ˈtaʊnˌhaʊs/. 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 "townhouse"?
From town + house. Compare Dutch tuinhuis (“summer house, cabana”), tuinhuisje (“bower”). 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 "townhouse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list