# blackboard

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈblækbɔɹd/ · frequency rank #28,133

## Definitions
1. A large flat surface, finished with black slate or a similar material, that can be written upon with chalk and subsequently erased; a chalkboard.

## Etymology
From black + board, because such surfaces were once typically made of black slate.

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

## Common misspellings (16)
`balckboard`, `bblackboard`, `blacbkoard`, `blacckboard`, `blackbaord`, `blackbboard`, `blackboadr`, `blackboardd`, `blackboarrd`, `blackborad`, `blackkboard`, `blackobard`, `blakcboard`, `blcakboard`, `bllackboard`, `lbackboard`

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