hoverboard
/ˈhɒvəbɔɹd/
"hoverboard" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hoverboard” is uncommon English (frequency #57,439 among 23,837 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,439
- frequency rank, English
- 23,837
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A levitating board that can be ridden in the manner of a surfboard or skateboard.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hoverboard |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈhɒvəbɔɹd/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #57,439 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hoverboard” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
hoverboard is uncommon English at frequency #57,439 among 23,837 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈhɒvəbɔɹd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hoverboard, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From hover + board, patterned off of skateboard. First mentioned in the 1989 film Back to the Future Part II. The correct English form is hoverboard, spelled H-O-V-E-R-B-O-A-R-D.
Definition
- 1A levitating board that can be ridden in the manner of a surfboard or skateboard.
- 2A small self-balancing two-wheeled motorised vehicle, related to a scooter.
Etymology
From hover + board, patterned off of skateboard. First mentioned in the 1989 film Back to the Future Part II.
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.
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Using “hoverboard”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is H-O-V-E-R-B-O-A-R-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.