Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prisonhouse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pris-on-house
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The main building of a prison.

Etymology

From prison + house.

Inflected Forms

prisonhouses (plural)

Questions

What does prisonhouse mean?
The main building of a prison.
Where does prisonhouse come from?
From prison + house.

How to pronounce prisonhouse

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