how to pronounce houses

/ˈhaʊsəz/

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houses is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of houses in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… with 58 of all houses selling within two …”

meanings of houses

noun:

Plural of house.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of house.

houses frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word houses occurs in english on average 42.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.