Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

houseboating

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: house-boat-ing
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice of living or travelling in a houseboat.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The sprawling blue lake in B.C.'s North Okanagan region is the houseboating capital of Canada."

Etymology

From houseboat + -ing.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: houseboat

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does houseboating mean?: The practice of living or travelling in a houseboat.
Where does houseboating come from?: From houseboat + -ing.

How to pronounce houseboating

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