# stairwell

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #32,601

## Definitions
1. A shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase.

## Etymology
From stair + well.

## Common misspellings (12)
`satirwell`, `sstairwell`, `stairewll`, `stairrwell`, `stairwel`, `stairwlel`, `stairwwell`, `staiwrell`, `stariwell`, `stiarwell`, `sttairwell`, `tsairwell`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/stairwell