containerboard
noun
containerboard is spelled C-O-N-T-A-I-N-E-R-B-O-A-R-D: 14 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, containerboard means “A form of paperboard especially manufactured for the production of corrugated fiberboard” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of containerboard is containerboards.
How many letters and syllables are in containerboard?
| Letters | 14: C-O-N-T-A-I-N-E-R-B-O-A-R-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 81 million words; the 286,585th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is containerboard?
Containerboard appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th 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 containerboard?
Containerboard has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of containerboard
- containerboards plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does containerboard mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A form of paperboard especially manufactured for the production of corrugated fiberboard.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does containerboard come from?
From container + board.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).