Waterhouse

\ˈwɔːtəˌhaʊs\

/\ˈwɔːtəˌhaʊs\/ name

The verdict

“Waterhouse” is uncommon French (frequency #72,834 among 549 “W” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,834
frequency rank, French
549
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom de famille.

Corpus desk

Index FR-waterhouse · Waterhouse · French

Waterhouse · rank #72,834 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,834
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 549
  • PHOTO-FINISH vénerie

Nearest frequency peer: vénerie (-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 « Waterhouse »

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 « Waterhouse » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Waterhouse
PropertyValue
HeadwordWaterhouse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ˈwɔːtəˌhaʊs\
Letters10
Frequency rank#72,834
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Waterhouse » en français

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « vénerie » (#72,833), « wenn » (#72,835), « voudrons » (#72,832). Parmi 549 lemmes en « W », « Waterhouse » est au #72,834. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Waterhouse is uncommon French at frequency #72,834 among 549 “W” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ˈwɔːtəˌhaʊs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom de famille.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Waterhouse in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Waterhouse, spelled W-A-T-E-R-H-O-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Le Daily Mail a dévoilé, mardi, des photos de Robert et sa compagne, Suki Waterhouse, 32 ans, en train de se promener avec une poussette à Los Angeles.

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 "Waterhouse"?
"Waterhouse" is spelled W-A-T-E-R-H-O-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈwɔːtəˌhaʊs\.
What does "Waterhouse" mean?
As a proper noun, "Waterhouse" means: Nom de famille.
How do you pronounce "Waterhouse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Waterhouse" is \ˈwɔːtəˌhaʊs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list