dashboard
dash·board/ˈdæʃˌboɹd/noun, verb
dashboard is spelled D-A-S-H-B-O-A-R-D: 9 letters and 2 syllables (dash·board). It appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 18,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dashboard means “An upturned screen of wood or leather placed on the front of a horse-drawn carriage, sleigh or other vehicle that protected the driver from mud…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dashboard is dashboards.
How many letters and syllables are in dashboard?
| Letters | 9: D-A-S-H-B-O-A-R-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: dash·board |
| In writing | 2.1 times per million words; the 18,811th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is dashboard?
Dashboard appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 18,811th 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 dashboard?
- UK /ˈdæʃˌbɔːd/
- UK [ˈdæʃˌbɔːd]
- US /ˈdæʃˌboɹd/
Dashboard has 2 syllables, split dash·board in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dashboard.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dashboard
- dashboards plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- dashboarding participle, present
- dashboarded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dashboard mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An upturned screen of wood or leather placed on the front of a horse-drawn carriage, sleigh or other vehicle that protected the driver from mud, debris, water and snow thrown up by the horse's hooves.
- 2
A panel beneath the windshield of a vehicle or aircraft containing indicator gauges, compartments, and sometimes controls and indicator lights.
- 3
The float of a paddle wheel.
- 4
A graphical user interface for changing settings.
Log in to the dashboard to change your account settings.
- 5
A data visualization that summarizes reports from multiple disparate sources at a glance.
- 6
The personalized feed of a user of a website, consisting of recent updates of pages the user has used or followed.
It's so addictive, I all too often find myself just scrolling down my dashboard on Tumblr, finding things that other people have reblogged that appeal to me, reblogging, then continuing to scroll.
verb
- 1
To organize in a dashboard format.
Dashboarding your work can enhance productivity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dashboard in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | salpicadero , tablero de instrumentos , cuadro de mando |
| French | tableau de bord |
| German | Armaturenbrett, Instrumententafel , Dashboard |
| Portuguese | painel, painel de bordo, painel de instrumentos, tablier , painel de controle |
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 dashboard come from?
From dash (“to sprinkle; to splatter”) + board for meaning 1. Possibly expanded meaning later.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).