hatchway
hatch·way/ˈhæt͡ʃweɪ/noun
hatchway is spelled H-A-T-C-H-W-A-Y: 8 letters and 2 syllables (hatch·way). It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hatchway means “A means of passing through a wall or floor, having a hatch (especially on a ship); a doorway with a hatch rather than a door” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hatchway is hatchways.
How many letters and syllables are in hatchway?
| Letters | 8: H-A-T-C-H-W-A-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: hatch·way |
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th 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 hatchway?
Hatchway appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th 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 hatchway?
- /ˈhæt͡ʃweɪ/
Hatchway has 2 syllables, split hatch·way in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-hatchway.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hatchway
- hatchways plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hatchway mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A means of passing through a wall or floor, having a hatch (especially on a ship); a doorway with a hatch rather than a door.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hatchway in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense doorway with hatch:
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 hatchway come from?
From hatch + way.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).