Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

housen

/hˈaʊsən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables: housen
IPA: /hˈaʊsən/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of house

Archaic

Example Sentences

"In the forenoon it rained, and in the afternoon I looked round the housen to see the damage they did the town."
"'If the housen weren't good housen I'd have nothing to say to them,' said Ingram"
"I weant on for a gudish way till at last I loast sight o' the great square building behind the housen."
"Hide you in your housen! Hang above your Portals The shielding quicken bough!"
"“Ho, rooks!” shouted Gideon. “Father's dead, and I be maister, and I've come to say as you shall keep your housen in peace, and I'll keep ye safe from all but my own gun, and you're kindly welcome to bide.""

Etymology

From Middle English housen, husen, equivalent to house + -en.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: housen
Suffix: house

Usage

Archaic

Rhymes With

clausen howson crowson

Questions

How do you pronounce housen?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈaʊsən/.
What does housen mean?: plural of house
Where does housen come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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