wellhouse
/ˈwɛlˌhaʊs/noun
wellhouse is spelled W-E-L-L-H-O-U-S-E: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wellhouse means “A small building that houses a well” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wellhouse is wellhouses.
How many letters and syllables are in wellhouse?
| Letters | 9: W-E-L-L-H-O-U-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th 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 wellhouse?
Wellhouse appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th 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 wellhouse?
- US /ˈwɛlˌhaʊs/
Wellhouse has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of wellhouse
- wellhouses plural
- well-house
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wellhouse mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small building that houses a well.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wellhouse come from?
From well + house.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).