# courtyard

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɔɹt.jɑɹd/ · frequency rank #12,025

## Definitions
1. An area, open to the sky, partially or wholly surrounded by walls or buildings.

## Etymology
From court + yard.

## Common misspellings (14)
`ccourtyard`, `corutyard`, `courrtyard`, `courtayrd`, `courttyard`, `courtyadr`, `courtyardd`, `courtyarrd`, `courtyrad`, `courtyyard`, `courytard`, `coutryard`, `cuortyard`, `ocurtyard`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/courtyard