# woodwork

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwʊdˌwɝk/ · frequency rank #22,268

## Definitions
1. Something made from wood, especially cabinets and trim (e.g., baseboards, doorframes) made from millwork.
2. Working with wood.
3. A place of concealment or obscurity.
4. The frame of the goal, i.e. the goalpost or crossbar.

## Etymology
From Middle English woodewerk (“carpentry”), equivalent to wood + work.

## Easily confused with
- **woodward** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/woodward-vs-woodwork)
- **Woodford** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/woodford-vs-woodwork)
- **woodcock** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/woodcock-vs-woodwork)

## Common misspellings (12)
`owodwork`, `wodowork`, `wodwork`, `wooddwork`, `woodowrk`, `woodwokr`, `woodworkk`, `woodworrk`, `woodwrok`, `woodwwork`, `woowdork`, `wwoodwork`

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