# doorstep

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɔː(ɹ)stɛp/ · frequency rank #14,939

## Definitions
1. An outside step leading up to the door of a building, usually a home.
2. One's immediate neighbourhood or locality.
3. A thick slice, especially of bread.

## Etymology
From door + step.

## Common misspellings (12)
`ddoorstep`, `doorrstep`, `doorsetp`, `doorsstep`, `doorstepp`, `doorstpe`, `doorsttep`, `doortsep`, `doosrtep`, `dorostep`, `dorstep`, `odorstep`

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