sailboat

/ˈseɪlˌbəʊt/

//ˈseɪlˌbəʊt// noun

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"sailboat" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“sailboat” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #30,950. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,950
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A boat propelled by a sail.

Corpus desk

Index EN-sailboat · sailboat · English

sailboat · rank #30,950 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,950
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH sadder

Nearest frequency peer: sadder (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “sailboat”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “sailboat” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sailboat
PropertyValue
Headwordsailboat
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈseɪlˌbəʊt/
Letters8
Frequency rank#30,950
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “sailboat”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).sailboatlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “sadder” (#30,949), “salaried” (#30,951), “Salmond” (#30,952). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “sailboat” is #30,950. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around sailboat (IPA /ˈseɪlˌbəʊt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,950 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for sailboat, with forms such as "asilboat", "saibloat", and "sailbaot". 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. 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.

Etymologically, the entry records: From sail + boat. The correct English form is sailboat, spelled S-A-I-L-B-O-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A boat propelled by a sail.
  2. 2
    A playing card with the rank of four.

Etymology

From sail + boat.

Synonyms

sailboatsailing boatsailing shipsailing vessel

This word in other languages

velero(Español)cotre(Français)Kutter(Deutsch)veleiro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asilboat
  • saibloat
  • sailbaot
  • sailbboat
  • sailboatt
  • sailbota
  • saillboat
  • sailobat
  • saliboat
  • sialboat
  • ssailboat

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sailboat - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

asilboat2saibloat2sailbaot2sailbboat1sailboatt1sailbota2saillboat1sailobat2
Edit distance from "sailboat"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sailboat"?
"sailboat" is spelled S-A-I-L-B-O-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈseɪlˌbəʊt/.
What does "sailboat" mean?
As a noun, "sailboat" means: A boat propelled by a sail.
What are common misspellings of "sailboat"?
Common misspellings include "asilboat", "saibloat", "sailbaot", "sailbboat", "sailboatt". The correct spelling is "sailboat".
How do you pronounce "sailboat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sailboat" is /ˈseɪlˌbəʊt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "sailboat"?
From sail + boat. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sailboat", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

salaried#30,951Schubert#30,960secreted#30,963sedation#30,964

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Salmond11 variantsquotient11 variantsPenrith11 variantsstumped11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list