pearly gates
"pearly-gates" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“pearly gates” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The entrance way to Heaven.
Corpus desk
Index EN-pearly-gates · pearly gates · English
pearly gates · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pearly gates |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “pearly gates” in English
Rare enough to double-check
pearly gates is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for pearly gates in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: After the description in Revelation 21:21. The correct English form is pearly gates, spelled P-E-A-R-L-Y- -G-A-T-E-S.
Definition
- 1The entrance way to Heaven.
- 2Heaven itself.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pearly gates appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
When shall these eyes thy heaven-built walls / And pearly gates behold?
This immense wealth; this gilded splendor; this profusion of luxury; this exemption from toil; this life of ease; this sea of plenty; aye, what of it all? Are the pearly gates of happiness and sweet content flung open to such suitors?
Etymology
After the description in Revelation 21:21.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.