# winehouse

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #40,520

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

## Etymology
From Old English wīnhūs, equivalent to wine + house.

## Easily confused with
- **warehouse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/warehouse-vs-winehouse)
- **Whitehouse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whitehouse-vs-winehouse)

## Common misspellings (12)
`iwnehouse`, `wienhouse`, `winehhouse`, `winehosue`, `winehoues`, `winehousse`, `winehuose`, `wineohuse`, `winheouse`, `winnehouse`, `wniehouse`, `wwinehouse`

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