# backboard

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #48,601

## Definitions
1. The flat vertical surface to which the basket is attached.
2. A flat vertical wall with the image of a tennis net drawn or painted on it, designed to practice hitting against such that the ball rebounds.
3. A spine board.
4. A board placed at the back of a cart, boat, behind a signal, etc.

## Etymology
From back + board.

## Easily confused with
- **backyard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/backboard-vs-backyard)
- **backward** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/backboard-vs-backward)
- **blackboard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/backboard-vs-blackboard)
- **Blackbeard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/backboard-vs-blackbeard)

## Common misspellings (14)
`abckboard`, `bacbkoard`, `bacckboard`, `backbaord`, `backbboard`, `backboadr`, `backboardd`, `backboarrd`, `backborad`, `backkboard`, `backobard`, `bakcboard`, `bbackboard`, `bcakboard`

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