# gentlemen's

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #39,336

## Definitions
1. possessive case of gentlemen: belonging to some or all gentlemen.
2. Synonym of men's room: a lavatory intended for use by men.

## Etymology
Clipping of gentlemen's room, originally a waiting room for men but by the first attestation of gentlemen's in general use as a euphemism for a men's lavatory.

## Easily confused with
- **gentlemen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gentlemen-vs-gentlemen-s)

## Common misspellings (17)
`egntlemen's`, `genltemen's`, `genntlemen's`, `gentelmen's`, `gentleemn's`, `gentleme'ns`, `gentlemen'ss`, `gentlemenn's`, `gentlemens'`, `gentlemmen's`, `gentlemne's`, `gentllemen's`, `gentlmeen's`, `genttlemen's`, `getnlemen's`, `ggentlemen's`, `gnetlemen's`

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