chessboard
"chessboard" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“chessboard” is uncommon English (frequency #53,441 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,441
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The square board used in the game of chess, subdivided into eight rows of eight squares each, the squares in each row and column being of alternating colours.
Corpus desk
Index EN-chessboard · chessboard · English
chessboard · rank #53,441 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,441
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH Cherbourg
Nearest frequency peer: Cherbourg (-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 “chessboard”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- chantry
chantry
46,564 corpus weight
- chauvinism
chauvinism
46,563 corpus weight
- Cherbourg
Cherbourg
46,561 corpus weight
- chessboard
chessboard
46,560 corpus weight
- Chiltern
Chiltern
46,558 corpus weight
- Chorley
Chorley
46,557 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “chessboard” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chessboard |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #53,441 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “chessboard” in English
Rare enough to double-check
chessboard is uncommon English at frequency #53,441 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for chessboard in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From chess + board. The correct English form is chessboard, spelled C-H-E-S-S-B-O-A-R-D.
Definition
- 1The square board used in the game of chess, subdivided into eight rows of eight squares each, the squares in each row and column being of alternating colours.
- 2A mathematical construction based on this pattern of squares
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how chessboard appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
If a piece moves to a square occupied by an opponent’s piece the latter is captured and removed from the chessboard as part of the same move.
Etymology
From chess + board.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "chessboard"?
What does "chessboard" mean?
What is the origin of the word "chessboard"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "chessboard", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).