motherboard
/ˈmʌðɚˌbɔɹd/
"motherboard" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“motherboard” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #23,604. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #23,604
- frequency rank, English
- 36,575
- “M” headwords
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The primary circuit board of a personal computer, containing the circuitry for the central processing unit, keyboard, mouse and monitor, together with slots for other devices.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | motherboard |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmʌðɚˌbɔɹd/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #23,604 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “motherboard” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 17 spelling variants around motherboard (IPA /ˈmʌðɚˌbɔɹd/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,604 among 36,575 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The primary circuit board of a personal computer, containing the circuitry for the central processing unit, keyboard, mouse and monitor, together with slots for other devices.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for motherboard, with forms such as "mmotherboard", "mohterboard", and "motehrboard". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Compound of mother + board. Attested since 1965. The correct English form is motherboard, spelled M-O-T-H-E-R-B-O-A-R-D.
Definition
- 1The primary circuit board of a personal computer, containing the circuitry for the central processing unit, keyboard, mouse and monitor, together with slots for other devices.
Etymology
Compound of mother + board. Attested since 1965.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: mmotherboard,mohterboard,motehrboard,mothebroard,motherbaord,motherbboard,motherboadr,motherboardd,motherboarrd,motherborad,motherobard,motherrboard,mothherboard,mothreboard,mottherboard,mtoherboard,omtherboard
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of motherboard - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “motherboard”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-O-T-H-E-R-B-O-A-R-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈmʌðɚˌbɔɹd/ (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.