Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whorehouse

/hˈɔɹhˌaʊs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables: whore-house
IPA: /hˈɔɹhˌaʊs/

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Example Sentences

"The Towne Hall is a big inflatable building in the middle of the Snooze ’n’ Crusie. It is Derelict Las Vegas: convenience store, video arcade, laundromat, bar, liquor store, flea market, whorehouse."

Etymology

From Middle English horehous, equivalent to whore + house. Cognate with Dutch hoerenhuis (“whorehouse”), German Hurenhaus (“whorehouse”), Danish horehus (“whorehouse”), Swedish horhus (“whorehouse”), Icelandic hóruhús (“whorehouse; brothel”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *keh₂-, horehous

Inflected Forms

whorehouses (plural) whore-house (alternative)

Synonyms

brothel bordello bagnio house of prostitution house of ill repute bawdyhouse cathouse sporting house

Rhymes With

morehouse storehouse

Questions

How do you pronounce whorehouse?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɔɹhˌaʊs/.
What does whorehouse mean?: Brothel.
Where does whorehouse come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce whorehouse

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “whorehouse”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/hˈɔɹhˌaʊs/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “whorehouse”.
Repeat and practice — Say “whorehouse” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.