gatekeeping
noun, verb
gatekeeping is spelled G-A-T-E-K-E-E-P-I-N-G: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gatekeeping means “The act or process of limiting another party's participation in a collective identity or an activity, usually due to undue pettiness, resentment…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gatekeeping is gatekeepings.
How many letters and syllables are in gatekeeping?
| Letters | 11: G-A-T-E-K-E-E-P-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 84,254th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is gatekeeping?
Gatekeeping appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Words people confuse with gatekeeping
Also written: gate-keeping (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of gatekeeping
- gatekeepings plural
- gate-keeping
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gatekeeping mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act or process of limiting another party's participation in a collective identity or an activity, usually due to undue pettiness, resentment, selfishness, complacency, or overprotectiveness.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of gatekeep
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).