boatload
/ˈbəʊtˌləʊd/
"boatload" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“boatload” is uncommon English (frequency #53,406 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,406
- frequency rank, English
- 4,121
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cargo or passengers that fill a boat.
Corpus desk
Index EN-boatload · boatload · English
boatload · rank #53,406 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,406
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,121
- PHOTO-FINISH biryani
Nearest frequency peer: biryani (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “boatload”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- bijou
bijou
46,598 corpus weight
- biota
biota
46,597 corpus weight
- biryani
biryani
46,596 corpus weight
- boatload
boatload
46,595 corpus weight
- Bodleian
Bodleian
46,594 corpus weight
- bodysuit
bodysuit
46,593 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “boatload” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | boatload |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbəʊtˌləʊd/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #53,406 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “boatload” in English
Rare enough to double-check
boatload is uncommon English at frequency #53,406 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbəʊtˌləʊd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for boatload, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From boat + load. The figurative sense is extended from the literal sense. The correct English form is boatload, spelled B-O-A-T-L-O-A-D.
Definition
- 1Cargo or passengers that fill a boat.
- 2A large quantity.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how boatload appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
a boatload of ferry passengers
Just then two boats[-]load of natives appeared, and our owner having agreed with them to tow us into harbour, they tried to do so, assisted by our own boat, but could make no way. […] Those who live on the coast have plenty of fish; but when inland, as we are here, they only go to the sea occasionally, and then bring home cockles and other shell-fish by t…
Etymology
From boat + load. The figurative sense is extended from the literal sense.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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