# motherboard

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmʌðɚˌbɔɹd/ · frequency rank #23,604

## Definitions
1. 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.

## Etymology
Compound of mother + board. Attested since 1965.

## Common misspellings (17)
`mmotherboard`, `mohterboard`, `motehrboard`, `mothebroard`, `motherbaord`, `motherbboard`, `motherboadr`, `motherboardd`, `motherboarrd`, `motherborad`, `motherobard`, `motherrboard`, `mothherboard`, `mothreboard`, `mottherboard`, `mtoherboard`, `omtherboard`

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