outhouse
\ˈaʊt.ˌhaʊs\
The verdict
“outhouse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cabanon, cabane de jardin, petite construction séparée d’un bâtiment principal.
Corpus desk
Index FR-outhouse · outhouse · French
outhouse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | outhouse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈaʊt.ˌhaʊs\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « outhouse » en français
Rare enough to double-check
outhouse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈaʊt.ˌhaʊs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for outhouse, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is outhouse, spelled O-U-T-H-O-U-S-E.
Definition
- 1Cabanon, cabane de jardin, petite construction séparée d’un bâtiment principal.
- 2Cabane de toilettes en plein air consistant d’une cuvette au-dessus d’un puisard.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how outhouse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The fields about it were overgrown with brambles, the fences gone, even the few negro quarters, and outhouses generally, fallen partly into ruin by neglect and pillage; […].
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.