Ouija board

/ˈwiːd͡ʒə bɔɹd/

//ˈwiːd͡ʒə bɔɹd// noun

"ouija-board" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Ouija board” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A tabletop model of the individual aircraft and their locations on a carrier.

Corpus desk

Index EN-ouija-board · Ouija board · English

Ouija board · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "O" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for Ouija board
PropertyValue
HeadwordOuija board
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈwiːd͡ʒə bɔɹd/
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Ouija board” in English

Ouija boardsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ouija board is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈwiːd͡ʒə bɔɹd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Ouija board has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is Ouija board, spelled O-U-I-J-A- -B-O-A-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    A tabletop model of the individual aircraft and their locations on a carrier.
  2. 2
    Synonym of Ouija (“a board used to try to communicate with spirits”).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Ouija board appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. These, then, are the usual means by which we receive psychic messages, though table tilting, ouija boards, glasses upon a smooth surface, or anything which can be moved by the vital animal-magnetic force already discussed will equally serve the purpose.
  2. Ouija board / Would you work for me? / I have got to say "Hello" / To an old friend

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ouija board"?
"Ouija board" is spelled O-U-I-J-A- -B-O-A-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈwiːd͡ʒə bɔɹd/.
What does "Ouija board" mean?
As a noun, "Ouija board" means: A tabletop model of the individual aircraft and their locations on a carrier.
How do you pronounce "Ouija board"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ouija board" is /ˈwiːd͡ʒə bɔɹd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ouija board" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list