Newgate

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"newgate" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Newgate” is uncommon English (frequency #56,316 among 24,391 “N” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,316
frequency rank, English
24,391
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - One of the historic seven gates of the London Wall around the City of London, dating back to Roman times.

Key facts for Newgate
PropertyValue
HeadwordNewgate
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#56,316
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Newgate” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Newgate lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Newgate is uncommon English at frequency #56,316 among 24,391 “N” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Newgate, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English Newgate; equivalent to new + gate. The correct English form is Newgate, spelled N-E-W-G-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    One of the historic seven gates of the London Wall around the City of London, dating back to Roman times.
  2. 2
    A famous prison in London, in use for over 700 years until demolished in 1904.
  3. 3
    A suburb of Up Holland, West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5105).
  4. 4
    A hamlet in Cley next the Sea parish, North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG0543).

Etymology

From Middle English Newgate; equivalent to new + gate.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Newgate"?
"Newgate" is spelled N-E-W-G-A-T-E.
What does "Newgate" mean?
As a proper noun, "Newgate" means: One of the historic seven gates of the London Wall around the City of London, dating back to Roman times.
What is the origin of the word "Newgate"?
From Middle English Newgate; equivalent to new + gate. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Newgate”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is N-E-W-G-A-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list