entryway

noun

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

The verdict

“entryway” is uncommon English (frequency #52,298 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,298
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An opening or hallway allowing entry into a structure; a pathway allowing entry into a locality or region.

Corpus desk

Index EN-entryway · entryway · English

entryway · rank #52,298 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,298
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH ens

Nearest frequency peer: ens (-1 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.

Long-tail ranks near “entryway”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “entryway” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for entryway
PropertyValue
Headwordentryway
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#52,298
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “entryway” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).entrywayfalls in this rarity band:

#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. Rare peers in the same band: “ens” (#52,297), “escalade” (#52,300), “encapsulate” (#52,295). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “entryway” is #52,298. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

entryway is uncommon English at frequency #52,298 among 2,246 “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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how entryway appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. There were greeters handing out programmes in the entryway to the museum.
  2. In those days the North Pass was the only entryway to the valley that was passable by cart or wagon traffic.

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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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list