# watchman

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwɒtʃmən/ · frequency rank #28,789

## Definitions
1. A man set to watch: a man who keeps guard, especially one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night; (loosely) any such person of any sex or gender.

## Etymology
From Middle English waccheman. By surface analysis, watch + -man.

## Easily confused with
- **waterman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watchman-vs-waterman)

## Common misspellings (13)
`awtchman`, `wacthman`, `watcchman`, `watchamn`, `watchhman`, `watchmann`, `watchmman`, `watchmna`, `watcmhan`, `wathcman`, `wattchman`, `wtachman`, `wwatchman`

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