Which to use
“doorman” and “doorway” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,427
- “doorman” frequency rank
- #14,745
- “doorway” frequency rank
- 52172
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doorman | doorway |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A person who holds open the door at the entryway (entrance) to a building, summons taxicabs, and provides an element of security; in apartment buildings, he also accepts deliveries and may perform certain concierge type services. | The passage of a door; a door-shaped entrance into a house or a room. |
Letter map: doorman vs doorway
Shared letters muted; letters that set doorman and doorway apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. doorman (CVVCCVC) and doorway (CVVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Corpus notes: doorman and doorway
doorman and doorway are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52172, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doorman is recorded at frequency rank #37,427, classified as anoun. doorway is at rank #14,745, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈdɔɹweɪ/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 52172, this pair ranks #159,320 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of doorman vs doorway
Shared letters: ador. Private to "doorman": mn. Private to "doorway": wy.
"doorman" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "doorway" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "doorman" vs "doorway" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "doorman" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doorway" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #159,320 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doorman" and "doorway" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "doorman vs Dornan". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #159,320 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.