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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hoose

/hus/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
hoose
IPA
/hus/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

house

name

A surname.

Etymology

From a dialectal spelling of house, from Middle English hous, hus, from Old English hūs (“dwelling, shelter, house”), from Proto-Germanic *hūsą (“house”). Compare Scots hoose.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /hus/
  • British English: /huːs/

Inflected Forms

hooses (plural)

Phrases

wreck the hoose juice

Rhymes With

use produce reduce abuse excuse loose introduce juice bruce goose reproduce moose

Questions

How do you pronounce hoose?
The recorded pronunciation is /hus/.
What does hoose mean?
house
Where does hoose come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce hoose

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