doorman

noun

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"doorman" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“doorman” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #37,427. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,427
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 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 ...

Corpus desk

Index EN-doorman · doorman · English

doorman · rank #37,427 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,427
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH Duckworth

Nearest frequency peer: Duckworth (+2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “doorman”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “doorman” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

doorman vs Doran
57% similar
doorman vs Dorian
57% similar
doorman vs Dornan
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for doorman
PropertyValue
Headworddoorman
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#37,427
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “doorman”

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “Duckworth” (#37,429), “disrepair” (#37,424), “Dunfermline” (#37,431). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “doorman” is #37,427. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around doorman, anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,427 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "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 ...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for doorman, with forms such as "ddoorman", "doomran", and "dooramn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Doran", "Dorian", "Dornan", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From door + -man. The correct English form is doorman, spelled D-O-O-R-M-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    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.

Etymology

From door + -man.

Synonyms

doorkeeper

This word in other languages

portero(Español)portier(Français)Pförtner(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddoorman
  • doomran
  • dooramn
  • doormann
  • doormman
  • doormna
  • doorrman
  • dorman
  • doroman
  • odorman

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of doorman - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddoorman1doomran2dooramn2doormann1doormman1doormna2doorrman1dorman1
Edit distance from "doorman"

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 "doorman"?
"doorman" is spelled D-O-O-R-M-A-N.
What does "doorman" mean?
As a noun, "doorman" means: 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 ...
What words are commonly confused with "doorman"?
"doorman" is commonly confused with "Doran", "Dorian", "Dornan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "doorman"?
From door + -man. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "doorman", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dawning#37,410Corsica#37,399Fenwick#37,457ferrous#37,458

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Florian10 variantsgracias10 variantscentaur10 variantsHaywood10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list