gasworks

noun

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

The verdict

“gasworks” is uncommon English (frequency #79,537 among 18,276 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,537
frequency rank, English
18,276
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A factory where gas is generated or distributed (whether for industrial consumption or for residential distribution).

Key facts for gasworks
PropertyValue
Headwordgasworks
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#79,537
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gasworks” 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). gasworks lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gasworks is uncommon English at frequency #79,537 among 18,276 “G” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for gasworks in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From gas + works. The correct English form is gasworks, spelled G-A-S-W-O-R-K-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    A factory where gas is generated or distributed (whether for industrial consumption or for residential distribution).
  2. 2
    A factory where gas is generated or distributed (whether for industrial consumption or for residential distribution).
  3. 3
    A factory where gas is generated or distributed (whether for industrial consumption or for residential distribution).
  4. 4
    A factory where gas is generated or distributed (whether for industrial consumption or for residential distribution).

Etymology

From gas + works.

This word in other languages

usine à gaz(Français)Gaswerk(Deutsch)

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 "gasworks"?
"gasworks" is spelled G-A-S-W-O-R-K-S.
What does "gasworks" mean?
As a noun, "gasworks" means: A factory where gas is generated or distributed (whether for industrial consumption or for residential distribution).
What is the origin of the word "gasworks"?
From gas + works. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “gasworks”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is G-A-S-W-O-R-K-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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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