icebox
/ˈʌɪsbɒks/
"icebox" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“icebox” is an uncommon English word, ranked #65,978 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #65,978
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A box or compartment containing ice, typically used to keep provisions cool.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | icebox |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈʌɪsbɒks/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #65,978 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “icebox” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for icebox is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈʌɪsbɒks/. Corpus data places it at rank #65,978 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
icebox doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From ice + box. The correct English form is icebox, spelled I-C-E-B-O-X.
Definition
- 1A box or compartment containing ice, typically used to keep provisions cool.
- 2A compartment in a refrigerator that is colder than the rest of the refrigerator and is used as a freezer.
- 3A refrigerator.
- 4A city with a cold or snowy climate.
- 5A prison.
- 6A morgue.
Etymology
From ice + box.
This word in other languages
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 “icebox”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is I-C-E-B-O-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈʌɪsbɒks/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.