winehouse

noun

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

The verdict

“winehouse” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #40,520. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,520
frequency rank, English
1,759
“W” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A tavern or restaurant at which the primary drink served is wine.

Corpus desk

Index EN-winehouse · winehouse · English

winehouse · rank #40,520 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,520
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,759
  • PHOTO-FINISH Windham

Nearest frequency peer: Windham (-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 “winehouse”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “winehouse” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

winehouse vs warehouse
78% similar
winehouse vs Whitehouse
70% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for winehouse
PropertyValue
Headwordwinehouse
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#40,520
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “winehouse”

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).winehouselands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Windham” (#40,519), “wintry” (#40,521), “Whitlock” (#40,518). Among 1,759 “W” headwords, “winehouse” is #40,520. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around winehouse, anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,520 among 1,759 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for winehouse, with forms such as "iwnehouse", "wienhouse", and "winehhouse". 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 also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "warehouse", "Whitehouse", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Old English wīnhūs, equivalent to wine + house. The correct English form is winehouse, spelled W-I-N-E-H-O-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A tavern or restaurant at which the primary drink served is wine.
  2. 2
    The building on a vineyard in which the winepress is located.
  3. 3
    A communal feasting hall where the lord and his retainers gathered for drinking, gift-giving, storytelling, celebration, etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how winehouse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The wine house and the guest house were hung with curtains shining bright against the wooden walls.

Etymology

From Old English wīnhūs, equivalent to wine + house.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iwnehouse
  • wienhouse
  • winehhouse
  • winehosue
  • winehoues
  • winehousse
  • winehuose
  • wineohuse
  • winheouse
  • winnehouse
  • wniehouse
  • wwinehouse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

iwnehouse2wienhouse2winehhouse1winehosue2winehoues2winehousse1winehuose2wineohuse2
Edit distance from "winehouse"

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 "winehouse"?
"winehouse" is spelled W-I-N-E-H-O-U-S-E.
What does "winehouse" mean?
As a noun, "winehouse" means: A tavern or restaurant at which the primary drink served is wine.
What words are commonly confused with "winehouse"?
"winehouse" is commonly confused with "warehouse", "Whitehouse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "winehouse"?
From Old English wīnhūs, equivalent to wine + 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 "winehouse", 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 (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list