Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

housecleaning

/hˈaʊsklˌinɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables: house-clean-ing
IPA: /hˈaʊsklˌinɪŋ/

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Collectively, the tasks involved with cleaning a house; the practice of cleaning a house.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of houseclean

Example Sentences

"If you do not keep up with the housecleaning, you will soon have a huge mess."

Etymology

From house + cleaning.

Usage

Inflected Forms

housecleanings (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce housecleaning?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈaʊsklˌinɪŋ/.
What does housecleaning mean?: Collectively, the tasks involved with cleaning a house; the practice of cleaning a house.
Where does housecleaning come from?: From house + cleaning.

How to pronounce housecleaning

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