# gearbox

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #22,387

## Definitions
1. An enclosed gear train.
2. That part of a car's transmission containing the train of gears, and to which the gear lever is connected.

## Etymology
From gear + box.

## Easily confused with
- **garbo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/garbo-vs-gearbox)

## Common misspellings (10)
`egarbox`, `gaerbox`, `geabrox`, `gearbbox`, `gearboxx`, `gearbxo`, `gearobx`, `gearrbox`, `gerabox`, `ggearbox`

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