gateway
/ˈɡeɪtˌweɪ/noun, verb
gateway is spelled G-A-T-E-W-A-Y: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 6.8 times per million words in written English, the 9,165th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gateway means “A passage that can be closed by use of a gate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gateway is gateways.
How many letters and syllables are in gateway?
| Letters | 7: G-A-T-E-W-A-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.8 times per million words; the 9,165th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is gateway?
Gateway appears 6.8 times per million words in written English, the 9,165th 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).
How do you pronounce gateway?
- /ˈɡeɪtˌweɪ/
Gateway has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-gateway.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with gateway?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as gateway.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: getaway.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of gateway
- gateways plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- gatewaying participle, present
- gatewayed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gateway mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A passage that can be closed by use of a gate.
- 2
A place regarded as giving access to somewhere.
- 3
Any point that represents the beginning of a transition from one place or phase to another.
- 4
Any thing or area of interest that tends to lead to deeper involvement.
a gateway drug
- 5
A point at which freight moving from one territory to another is interchanged between transportation lines.
- 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.
verb
- 1
To make available using a gateway, or access point.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gateway in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | porte, passerelle , gateway |
| German | Einfahrt, Tor, Zugang , Gateway, Protokollumsetzer |
| Spanish | portal, puerta, verja, entrada, salida |
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 gateway come from?
From gate + way.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).