doorpost
noun
doorpost is spelled D-O-O-R-P-O-S-T: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, doorpost means “Either of the upright posts on either side of a door, which together support a lintel; a doorjamb” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of doorpost is doorposts.
How many letters and syllables are in doorpost?
| Letters | 8: D-O-O-R-P-O-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is doorpost?
Doorpost appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What rhymes with doorpost?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as doorpost.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: doorstop.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of doorpost
- doorposts plural
- door post
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does doorpost mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Either of the upright posts on either side of a door, which together support a lintel; a doorjamb.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does doorpost come from?
From door + post.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).