# dashboard

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdæʃˌbɔː(ɹ)d/ · frequency rank #18,800

## Definitions
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.
5. The personalized feed of a user of a website, consisting of recent updates of pages the user has used or followed.

## Etymology
From dash (“to sprinkle; to splatter”) + board for meaning 1. Possibly expanded meaning later.

## Common misspellings (14)
`adshboard`, `dahsboard`, `dasbhoard`, `dashbaord`, `dashbboard`, `dashboadr`, `dashboardd`, `dashboarrd`, `dashborad`, `dashhboard`, `dashobard`, `dasshboard`, `ddashboard`, `dsahboard`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dashboard