gatehouse

noun

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"gatehouse" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“gatehouse” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #45,937. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,937
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A lodge besides the entrance to an estate; often the residence of a gatekeeper; also a dwelling formerly used as such a residence.

Corpus desk

Index EN-gatehouse · gatehouse · English

gatehouse · rank #45,937 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,937
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH gentlemanly

Nearest frequency peer: gentlemanly (+2 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “gatehouse”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “gatehouse” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gatehouse
PropertyValue
Headwordgatehouse
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#45,937
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “gatehouse”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).gatehouselands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “gentlemanly” (#45,939), “forestall” (#45,934), “Gesellschaft” (#45,940). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “gatehouse” is #45,937. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around gatehouse, anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,937 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for gatehouse, with forms such as "agtehouse", "gaethouse", and "gatehhouse". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From gate + house. The correct English form is gatehouse, spelled G-A-T-E-H-O-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A lodge besides the entrance to an estate; often the residence of a gatekeeper; also a dwelling formerly used as such a residence.
  2. 2
    A fortified room over the entrance to a castle or over the gate in a city wall
  3. 3
    A shelter for a gatekeeper.

Etymology

From gate + house.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agtehouse
  • gaethouse
  • gatehhouse
  • gatehosue
  • gatehoues
  • gatehousse
  • gatehuose
  • gateohuse
  • gatheouse
  • gattehouse
  • ggatehouse
  • gtaehouse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gatehouse - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

agtehouse2gaethouse2gatehhouse1gatehosue2gatehoues2gatehousse1gatehuose2gateohuse2
Edit distance from "gatehouse"

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 "gatehouse"?
"gatehouse" is spelled G-A-T-E-H-O-U-S-E.
What does "gatehouse" mean?
As a noun, "gatehouse" means: A lodge besides the entrance to an estate; often the residence of a gatekeeper; also a dwelling formerly used as such a residence.
What are common misspellings of "gatehouse"?
Common misspellings include "agtehouse", "gaethouse", "gatehhouse", "gatehosue", "gatehoues". The correct spelling is "gatehouse".
What is the origin of the word "gatehouse"?
From gate + house. 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 "gatehouse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

forestall#45,934goldeneye#45,947extrinsic#45,916gymnastic#45,960

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

finality12 variantsfeigning12 variantsEdgerton12 variantshighgate12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list