# townhouse

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtaʊnˌhaʊs/ · frequency rank #27,001

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

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

## Common misspellings (13)
`otwnhouse`, `tonwhouse`, `towhnouse`, `townhhouse`, `townhosue`, `townhoues`, `townhousse`, `townhuose`, `townnhouse`, `townohuse`, `towwnhouse`, `ttownhouse`, `twonhouse`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/townhouse