entryway

noun

"entryway" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“entryway” is uncommon English (frequency #52,298 among 18,836 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,298
frequency rank, English
18,836
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An opening or hallway allowing entry into a structure; a pathway allowing entry into a locality or region.

Key facts for entryway
PropertyValue
Headwordentryway
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#52,298
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “entryway” 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). entryway lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

entryway is uncommon English at frequency #52,298 among 18,836 “E” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An opening or hallway allowing entry into a structure; a pathway allowing entry into a locality or region.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for entryway, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From entry + way. The correct English form is entryway, spelled E-N-T-R-Y-W-A-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    An opening or hallway allowing entry into a structure; a pathway allowing entry into a locality or region.

Etymology

From entry + way.

This word in other languages

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 "entryway"?
"entryway" is spelled E-N-T-R-Y-W-A-Y.
What does "entryway" mean?
As a noun, "entryway" means: An opening or hallway allowing entry into a structure; a pathway allowing entry into a locality or region.
What is the origin of the word "entryway"?
From entry + way. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “entryway”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is E-N-T-R-Y-W-A-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list