house of ill repute vs bordello

house of ill repute and bordello both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
house of ill repute	Yes	No	No	No
bordello	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, house of ill repute and bordello are synonyms defined as:

house of ill repute and bordello: a building where prostitutes are available

Other synonyms of house of ill repute include bagnio, bawdyhouse, brothel, cathouse, house of prostitution, sporting house, whorehouse.

house of ill repute (noun)	bordello (noun)
a building where prostitutes are available	a building where prostitutes are available