passageway
/ˈpæ.sɪdʒˌweɪ/noun
passageway is spelled P-A-S-S-A-G-E-W-A-Y: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, passageway means “A covered walkway, between rooms or buildings” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of passageway is passageways.
How many letters and syllables are in passageway?
| Letters | 10: P-A-S-S-A-G-E-W-A-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,636th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is passageway?
Passageway appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th 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 passageway?
- /ˈpæ.sɪdʒˌweɪ/
Passageway has 3 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Y._Dongchen-passageway.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of passageway
- passageways plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does passageway mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A covered walkway, between rooms or buildings.
- 2
Any way for passing in, out or through something.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Passageway in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | passage |
| German | Gang, Flur, Korridor, Durchgang, überdachter Verbindungsgang |
| Portuguese | corredor, passagem |
| Spanish | pasillo, pasadizo |
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 passageway come from?
From passage + way.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).