household

\ˈhaʊs.hoʊld\

/\ˈhaʊs.hoʊld\/ noun

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The verdict

“household” is uncommon French (frequency #92,829 among 1,969 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,829
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maisonnée, ménage, foyer (ensemble des personnes dans une famille).

Corpus desk

Index FR-household · household · French

household · rank #92,829 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,829
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH hourras

Nearest frequency peer: hourras (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « household »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « household » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for household
PropertyValue
Headwordhousehold
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈhaʊs.hoʊld\
Letters9
Frequency rank#92,829
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « household » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.householdtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « hourras » (#92,828), « hoyos » (#92,830), « hotspots » (#92,827). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « household » est au #92,829. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

household is uncommon French at frequency #92,829 among 1,969 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈhaʊs.hoʊld\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Maisonnée, ménage, foyer (ensemble des personnes dans une famille).".

household doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is household, spelled H-O-U-S-E-H-O-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Maisonnée, ménage, foyer (ensemble des personnes dans une famille).

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "household"?
"household" is spelled H-O-U-S-E-H-O-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈhaʊs.hoʊld\.
What does "household" mean?
As a noun, "household" means: Maisonnée, ménage, foyer (ensemble des personnes dans une famille).
How do you pronounce "household"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "household" is \ˈhaʊs.hoʊld\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "household" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "household", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

incentive#92,854incombera#92,855incongrus#92,856indigénat#92,858

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list