clipboard

noun

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"clipboard" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“clipboard” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #33,182. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,182
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A flat piece of rigid material, such as card or plastic, with a clip at one end under which papers can be held.

Corpus desk

Index EN-clipboard · clipboard · English

clipboard · rank #33,182 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #33,182
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH clementine

Nearest frequency peer: clementine (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “clipboard”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “clipboard” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

clipboard vs cupboard
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for clipboard
PropertyValue
Headwordclipboard
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#33,182
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “clipboard”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).clipboardlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “clementine” (#33,181), “compensatory” (#33,183), “claps” (#33,180). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “clipboard” is #33,182. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around clipboard, anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,182 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for clipboard, with forms such as "cclipboard", "cilpboard", and "clibpoard". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "cupboard", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From clip + board. The correct English form is clipboard, spelled C-L-I-P-B-O-A-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    A flat piece of rigid material, such as card or plastic, with a clip at one end under which papers can be held.
  2. 2
    A buffer in memory where the user can store data temporarily while transferring it from one place within an application to another or between applications.

Etymology

From clip + board.

This word in other languages

planchette à pince(Français)Klemmbrett(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cclipboard
  • cilpboard
  • clibpoard
  • clipbaord
  • clipbboard
  • clipboadr
  • clipboardd
  • clipboarrd
  • clipborad
  • clipobard
  • clippboard
  • cllipboard
  • clpiboard
  • lcipboard

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of clipboard - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cclipboard1cilpboard2clibpoard2clipbaord2clipbboard1clipboadr2clipboardd1clipboarrd1
Edit distance from "clipboard"

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 "clipboard"?
"clipboard" is spelled C-L-I-P-B-O-A-R-D.
What does "clipboard" mean?
As a noun, "clipboard" means: A flat piece of rigid material, such as card or plastic, with a clip at one end under which papers can be held.
What words are commonly confused with "clipboard"?
"clipboard" is commonly confused with "cupboard". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "clipboard"?
From clip + board. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "clipboard", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

confessor#33,186checkered#33,171debugging#33,198disputing#33,204

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

drunkenness14 variantsEastbourne14 variantswhitening14 variantsimprinted14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list