centreboard
noun
centreboard is spelled C-E-N-T-R-E-B-O-A-R-D: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, centreboard means “The adjustable keel on a small yacht or dinghy that acts, among other things, as ballast and to counteract the sideways force of the wind” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of centreboard is centreboards.
How many letters and syllables are in centreboard?
| Letters | 11: C-E-N-T-R-E-B-O-A-R-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is centreboard?
Centreboard appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce centreboard?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-centreboard.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with centreboard?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as centreboard.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: centerboard.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of centreboard
- centreboards plural
- centre-board
- centre board
- centerboard
- center-board
- center board
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does centreboard mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKThe adjustable keel on a small yacht or dinghy that acts, among other things, as ballast and to counteract the sideways force of the wind.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Centreboard in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense The adjustable keel on a small yacht:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dérive |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does centreboard come from?
From centre + board.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).