# cardboard

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɑːdbɔːd/ · frequency rank #11,847

## Definitions
1. A wood-based material resembling heavy paper, used in the manufacture of boxes, cartons and signs.
2. Something flat or insubstantial.

## Etymology
From card + board.

## Common misspellings (14)
`acrdboard`, `cadrboard`, `carbdoard`, `cardbaord`, `cardbboard`, `cardboadr`, `cardboardd`, `cardboarrd`, `cardborad`, `carddboard`, `cardobard`, `carrdboard`, `ccardboard`, `cradboard`

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