how to pronounce penthouse

/ˈpɛnt.haʊs/

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penthouse is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of penthouse in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… the towers to level penthouse can be …”

meaning of penthouse

A penthouse is a building on top of a building.

penthouse frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word penthouse occurs in english on average 1.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.