gatepost
noun
gatepost is spelled G-A-T-E-P-O-S-T: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gatepost means “a vertical post from which a gate is hung/attached” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gatepost is gateposts.
How many letters and syllables are in gatepost?
| Letters | 8: G-A-T-E-P-O-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th 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 gatepost?
Gatepost appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th 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).
Forms of gatepost
- gateposts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gatepost mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
a vertical post from which a gate is hung/attached.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gatepost in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense vertical post from which a gate is hung:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Torpfosten |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does gatepost come from?
From gate + post.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).