Wodehouse

/ˈwʊdhaʊs/

//ˈwʊdhaʊs// name

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

The verdict

“Wodehouse” is uncommon English (frequency #60,571 among 1,759 “W” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,571
frequency rank, English
1,759
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname.

Corpus desk

Index EN-wodehouse · Wodehouse · English

Wodehouse · rank #60,571 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,571
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,759
  • PHOTO-FINISH Witwatersrand

Nearest frequency peer: Witwatersrand (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “Wodehouse”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Wodehouse” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wodehouse
PropertyValue
HeadwordWodehouse
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈwʊdhaʊs/
Letters9
Frequency rank#60,571
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Wodehouse” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Wodehousefalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Witwatersrand” (#60,570), “Wolfenstein” (#60,572), “Wintour” (#60,569). Among 1,759 “W” headwords, “Wodehouse” is #60,571. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wodehouse is uncommon English at frequency #60,571 among 1,759 “W” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈwʊdhaʊs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Wodehouse, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: Variant of Woodhouse. The correct English form is Wodehouse, spelled W-O-D-E-H-O-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname.

Etymology

Variant of Woodhouse.

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 "Wodehouse"?
"Wodehouse" is spelled W-O-D-E-H-O-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈwʊdhaʊs/.
What does "Wodehouse" mean?
As a proper noun, "Wodehouse" means: A surname.
How do you pronounce "Wodehouse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wodehouse" is /ˈwʊdhaʊs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Wodehouse"?
Variant of Woodhouse. 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 "Wodehouse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list