# doorway

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɔɹweɪ/ · frequency rank #14,745

## Definitions
1. The passage of a door; a door-shaped entrance into a house or a room.
2. An opening or passage in general.

## Etymology
From door + way.

## Easily confused with
- **doorman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doorman-vs-doorway)
- **doormat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doormat-vs-doorway)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ddoorway`, `doorawy`, `doorrway`, `doorwayy`, `doorwway`, `doorwya`, `doowray`, `doroway`, `dorway`, `odorway`

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