upper house
"upper-house" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“upper house” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The upper legislative house in a bicameral legislature; usually smaller and having more restricted power than the lower house.
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Index EN-upper-house · upper house · English
upper house · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | upper house |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “upper house” in English
Rare enough to double-check
upper house is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The upper legislative house in a bicameral legislature; usually smaller and having more restricted power than the lower house.".
upper house doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From upper + house. The correct English form is upper house, spelled U-P-P-E-R- -H-O-U-S-E.
Definition
- 1The upper legislative house in a bicameral legislature; usually smaller and having more restricted power than the lower house.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how upper house appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
It was, however, thrown out when it reached the " Upper House," as the Legislative Council is designated.
In March, Thais will vote for the 500-seat lower house of parliament. But the 250-member upper house, or Senate, will be chosen entirely by the military.
Etymology
From upper + house.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.