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gateway

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Detailed reference entry for the English word "gateway", 7-letters, with pronunciation in International Phonetic Alphabet notation, etymology traced through Germanic and Romance roots where applicable, common misspelling variants catalogued from Hunspell error dictionaries, and usage frequency ranked against the top 100,000 English words in the Wordfreq corpus. PlainSpell covers English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German spelling with confusable-pair detection that highlights visually and phonetically similar words. This entry for "gateway" includes synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and cross-language translation pointers sourced from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org extract. Whether you are verifying the correct spelling of "gateway" for academic writing, checking homophone confusion, or exploring etymological origins, this page provides a citation-backed, free reference that requires no sign-up.

gateway is aEnglishnoun. It means: A passage that can be closed by use of a gate. Pronounced /ˈɡeɪtˌweɪ/. It ranks #9,185 in English word frequency. Often confused with getaway and Galway.

Key facts for gateway
PropertyValue
Headwordgateway
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɡeɪtˌweɪ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,185
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of gateway in English word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for gateway is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɡeɪtˌweɪ/. Corpus data places it at rank #9,185 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for gateway, with forms such as "agteway", "gaetway", and "gateawy". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "getaway", "Galway", "gameday", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From gate + way. Root origin matters for spelling because borrowed morphemes (Greek, Latin, Old French, Old English) carry their source-language orthographic conventions into modern English, which is why historical etymology is often the cleanest predictor of whether a cluster like "-ough", "-eau", or "-tion" will appear. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct English form is gateway, spelled G-A-T-E-W-A-Y, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    A passage that can be closed by use of a gate.
  2. 2
    A place regarded as giving access to somewhere.
  3. 3
    Any point that represents the beginning of a transition from one place or phase to another.
  4. 4
    Any point that represents the beginning of a transition from one place or phase to another.
  5. 5
    A point at which freight moving from one territory to another is interchanged between transportation lines.
  6. 6
    In wireless internet, an access point with additional software capabilities such as providing NAT and DHCP, which may also provide VPN support, roaming, firewalls, various levels of security, etc.

Etymology

From gate + way.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: agteway,gaetway,gateawy,gatewayy,gatewway,gatewya,gatteway,gatweay,ggateway,gtaeway

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for gateway

Misspelling Variants of "gateway"

agteway7gaetway7gateawy7gatewayy8gatewway8gatewya7gatteway8gatweay7
Misspelling Variants of "gateway"

Frequency rank: #9,185 in English

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gateway"?
"gateway" is spelled G-A-T-E-W-A-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡeɪtˌweɪ/.
What does "gateway" mean?
As a noun, "gateway" means: A passage that can be closed by use of a gate.
What words are commonly confused with "gateway"?
"gateway" is commonly confused with "getaway", "Galway", "gameday". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gateway"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gateway" is /ˈɡeɪtˌweɪ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "gateway"?
From gate + way. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.