gatefold
"gatefold" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gatefold” is uncommon English (frequency #85,283 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,283
- frequency rank, English
- 2,313
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A document folding method that uses two parallel folds to create six panels; the left and right panels are half the width of the center panels and fold inward to meet in the middle without overlapp...
Corpus desk
Index EN-gatefold · gatefold · English
gatefold · rank #85,283 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #85,283
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,313
- PHOTO-FINISH garnets
Nearest frequency peer: garnets (-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 “gatefold”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- gamesmanship
gamesmanship
14,724 corpus weight
- gamey
gamey
14,723 corpus weight
- garnets
garnets
14,719 corpus weight
- gatefold
gatefold
14,718 corpus weight
- gaur
gaur
14,717 corpus weight
- Gaziantep
Gaziantep
14,715 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “gatefold” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gatefold |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #85,283 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “gatefold” in English
Rare enough to double-check
gatefold is uncommon English at frequency #85,283 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A document folding method that uses two parallel folds to create six panels; the left and right panels are half the width of the center panels and fold inward to meet in the middle without overlapp...".
gatefold has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From gate + fold. The correct English form is gatefold, spelled G-A-T-E-F-O-L-D.
Definition
- 1A document folding method that uses two parallel folds to create six panels; the left and right panels are half the width of the center panels and fold inward to meet in the middle without overlapping.
Etymology
From gate + fold.
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.
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