hus

/hʉːs/

//hʉːs// noun

The verdict

“hus” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #96,808 among 995 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,808
frequency rank, Portuguese
995
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - casa, prédio onde as pessoas vivem ou trabalham

Key facts for hus
PropertyValue
Headwordhus
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/hʉːs/
Letters3
Frequency rank#96,808
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hus” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). hus lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hus is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #96,808 among 995 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /hʉːs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "casa, prédio onde as pessoas vivem ou trabalham".

No generated misspelling entries exist for hus in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is hus, spelled H-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    casa, prédio onde as pessoas vivem ou trabalham

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hus"?
"hus" is spelled H-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is /hʉːs/.
What does "hus" mean?
As a noun, "hus" means: casa, prédio onde as pessoas vivem ou trabalham
How do you pronounce "hus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hus" is /hʉːs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hus" come from?
"hus" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “hus”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is H-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /hʉːs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list