# aboard

> English word · Adverb · IPA /əˈbɔːd/ · frequency rank #5,653

## Definitions
1. On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car.
2. On or onto a horse, a camel, etc.
3. On base.
4. Into a team, group, or company.
5. Alongside.

## Etymology
From Middle English abord, from a- (“on”) + bord (“board, side of a ship”); equivalent to a- + board.

## Easily confused with
- **award** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aboard-vs-award)
- **abort** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aboard-vs-abort)
- **abroad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aboard-vs-abroad)
- **absurd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aboard-vs-absurd)
- **abound** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aboard-vs-abound)
- **Asgard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aboard-vs-asgard)

## Common misspellings (7)
`abaord`, `abboard`, `aboadr`, `aboardd`, `aboarrd`, `aobard`, `baoard`

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