# gatehouse

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #45,937

## Definitions
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. A fortified room over the entrance to a castle or over the gate in a city wall
3. A shelter for a gatekeeper.

## Etymology
From gate + house.

## Common misspellings (12)
`agtehouse`, `gaethouse`, `gatehhouse`, `gatehosue`, `gatehoues`, `gatehousse`, `gatehuose`, `gateohuse`, `gatheouse`, `gattehouse`, `ggatehouse`, `gtaehouse`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gatehouse