passageway

noun

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"passageway" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“passageway” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #33,782. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,782
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A covered walkway, between rooms or buildings.

Corpus desk

Index EN-passageway · passageway · English

passageway · rank #33,782 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,782
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH parched

Nearest frequency peer: parched (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “passageway”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “passageway” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for passageway
PropertyValue
Headwordpassageway
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#33,782
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “passageway”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).passagewaylands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “parched” (#33,781), “pasty” (#33,783), “pate” (#33,784). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “passageway” is #33,782. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around passageway, anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,782 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for passageway, with forms such as "apssageway", "pasageway", and "pasasgeway". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From passage + way. The correct English form is passageway, spelled P-A-S-S-A-G-E-W-A-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A covered walkway, between rooms or buildings.
  2. 2
    Any way for passing in, out or through something.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how passageway appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The door of the twins' room opposite was open; a twenty-watt night-light threw a weak yellow glow into the passageway. David could hear the twins breathing in time with each other.
  2. The units have transverse seats, two and three astride the passageway with single or double longitudinal seats alongside the two entrance vestibules in each car.

Etymology

From passage + way.

This word in other languages

pasillo(Español)passage(Français)Gang(Deutsch)passagem(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apssageway
  • pasageway
  • pasasgeway
  • passaegway
  • passageawy
  • passagewayy
  • passagewway
  • passagewya
  • passaggeway
  • passagweay
  • passgaeway
  • ppassageway
  • psasageway

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of passageway - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

apssageway2pasageway1pasasgeway2passaegway2passageawy2passagewayy1passagewway1passagewya2
Edit distance from "passageway"

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 "passageway"?
"passageway" is spelled P-A-S-S-A-G-E-W-A-Y.
What does "passageway" mean?
As a noun, "passageway" means: A covered walkway, between rooms or buildings.
What are common misspellings of "passageway"?
Common misspellings include "apssageway", "pasageway", "pasasgeway", "passaegway", "passageawy". The correct spelling is "passageway".
What is the origin of the word "passageway"?
From passage + way. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "passageway", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

originator#33,773rebranding#33,812refractive#33,816refractory#33,817

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

patently13 variantsporcupine13 variantsmunching13 variantsmarksman13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list