doorkeeper

Name: doorkeeper, English Word Data
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/ˈdôr-ˌkē-pər/

//ˈdôr-ˌkē-pər// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“doorkeeper” is uncommon English (frequency #88,287 among 26,416 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,287
frequency rank, English: 26,416
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The person in charge of an entryway, sometimes responsible for security in the immediate area around the entryway.

Key facts for doorkeeper
Property	Value
Headword	doorkeeper
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈdôr-ˌkē-pər/
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#88,287
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “doorkeeper” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). doorkeeper lands here:

#88,287

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

doorkeeper is uncommon English at frequency #88,287 among 26,416 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈdôr-ˌkē-pər/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for doorkeeper in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Compound of door + keeper. The correct English form is doorkeeper, spelled D-O-O-R-K-E-E-P-E-R.

Definition

1
The person in charge of an entryway, sometimes responsible for security in the immediate area around the entryway.
2
Someone with power to keep others out of some sphere or activity.

Etymology

Compound of door + keeper.

This word in other languages

portero(Español)portier(Français)Portier(Deutsch)porteira(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "doorkeeper"?

"doorkeeper" is spelled D-O-O-R-K-E-E-P-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdôr-ˌkē-pər/.

What does "doorkeeper" mean?

As a noun, "doorkeeper" means: The person in charge of an entryway, sometimes responsible for security in the immediate area around the entryway.

How do you pronounce "doorkeeper"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "doorkeeper" is /ˈdôr-ˌkē-pər/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "doorkeeper"?

Compound of door + keeper. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “doorkeeper”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is D-O-O-R-K-E-E-P-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˈdôr-ˌkē-pər/ (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.