doorframe
/ˈdɔːˌfɹeɪm/
"doorframe" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“doorframe” is an uncommon English word, ranked #91,437 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #91,437
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The frame into which a door is fitted.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | doorframe |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdɔːˌfɹeɪm/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #91,437 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “doorframe” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for doorframe is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈdɔːˌfɹeɪm/. Corpus data places it at rank #91,437 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "The frame into which a door is fitted.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for doorframe, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From door + frame. The correct English form is doorframe, spelled D-O-O-R-F-R-A-M-E.
Definition
- 1The frame into which a door is fitted.
Etymology
From door + frame.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “doorframe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-O-O-R-F-R-A-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈdɔːˌfɹeɪm/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.