# matchbox

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #43,255

## Definitions
1. A small cardboard box in which matches are kept.

## Etymology
From match + box.

## Common misspellings (13)
`amtchbox`, `macthbox`, `matcbhox`, `matcchbox`, `matchbbox`, `matchboxx`, `matchbxo`, `matchhbox`, `matchobx`, `mathcbox`, `mattchbox`, `mmatchbox`, `mtachbox`

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