# starboard vs storyboard

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### starboard
*noun · IPA /ˈstɑː.bəd/ · frequency rank #23,404*
The righthand side of a ship, boat or aircraft when facing the front, or fore or bow. Used to unambiguously refer to directions according to the sides of the vessel, rather than those of a crew member or object.

### storyboard
*noun · frequency rank #46,197*
A series of drawings that lay out the sequence of scenes in a film or series, especially an animated one.

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