# watchtower

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #35,155

## Definitions
1. An observation tower in which a lookout keeps watch over prisoners, or looks out for fires, etc.

## Etymology
From watch + tower.

## Common misspellings (16)
`awtchtower`, `wacthtower`, `watcchtower`, `watchhtower`, `watchotwer`, `watchtoewr`, `watchtowerr`, `watchtowre`, `watchtowwer`, `watchttower`, `watchtwoer`, `watcthower`, `wathctower`, `wattchtower`, `wtachtower`, `wwatchtower`

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