leaderboard
noun
leaderboard is spelled L-E-A-D-E-R-B-O-A-R-D: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, leaderboard means “A board showing the ranking of leaders in a competition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of leaderboard is leaderboards.
How many letters and syllables are in leaderboard?
| Letters | 11: L-E-A-D-E-R-B-O-A-R-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 25,751st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is leaderboard?
Leaderboard appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st 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 leaderboard?
Leaderboard has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with leaderboard
Also written: leader board (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of leaderboard
- leaderboards plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does leaderboard mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A board showing the ranking of leaders in a competition.
- 2
An advertisement on a web page spanning the width of the page and shallow in height.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Leaderboard in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a board showing the ranking of leaders in a competition:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | classement |
| German | Rangliste |
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 leaderboard come from?
From leader + board.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).