Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

charterhouse

/tʃˈɑɹtɚhˌaʊs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.30 in modern English

Syllables: char-ter-house
IPA: /tʃˈɑɹtɚhˌaʊs/

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Carthusian monastery.

Etymology

From French chartreuse, reanalysed as a compound of charter + house. Doublet of chartreuse.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: chartreuse

Inflected Forms

charterhouses (plural)

Phrases

Hinton Charterhouse

Frequently Paired Words

Carthusian

Questions

How do you pronounce charterhouse?: The recorded pronunciation is /tʃˈɑɹtɚhˌaʊs/.
What does charterhouse mean?: A Carthusian monastery.
Where does charterhouse come from?: It is traced to French.

How to pronounce charterhouse

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