skateboard

noun

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

The verdict

“skateboard” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #22,218. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,218
frequency rank, English
54,294
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A narrow, wooden or plastic platform mounted on pairs of wheels, on which one stands and propels oneself by pushing along the ground with one foot.

Key facts for skateboard
PropertyValue
Headwordskateboard
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#22,218
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “skateboard” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). skateboard lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around skateboard, anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,218 among 54,294 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for skateboard, with forms such as "ksateboard", "sakteboard", and "skaetboard". 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. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From skate + board. The correct English form is skateboard, spelled S-K-A-T-E-B-O-A-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    A narrow, wooden or plastic platform mounted on pairs of wheels, on which one stands and propels oneself by pushing along the ground with one foot.
  2. 2
    A vehicle chassis format, used for electric vehicles, which holds the drive motors and power energy store (ie. batteries), forming the vehicular base.

Etymology

From skate + board.

This word in other languages

monopatín(Español)planche à roulettes(Français)Skateboard(Deutsch)skate(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ksateboard
  • sakteboard
  • skaetboard
  • skatbeoard
  • skatebaord
  • skatebboard
  • skateboadr
  • skateboardd
  • skateboarrd
  • skateborad
  • skateobard
  • skatteboard
  • skkateboard
  • sktaeboard
  • sskateboard

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of skateboard - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ksateboard2sakteboard2skaetboard2skatbeoard2skatebaord2skatebboard1skateboadr2skateboardd1
Edit distance from "skateboard"

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 "skateboard"?
"skateboard" is spelled S-K-A-T-E-B-O-A-R-D.
What does "skateboard" mean?
As a noun, "skateboard" means: A narrow, wooden or plastic platform mounted on pairs of wheels, on which one stands and propels oneself by pushing along the ground with one foot.
What are common misspellings of "skateboard"?
Common misspellings include "ksateboard", "sakteboard", "skaetboard", "skatbeoard", "skatebaord". The correct spelling is "skateboard".
What is the origin of the word "skateboard"?
From skate + board. See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “skateboard”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is S-K-A-T-E-B-O-A-R-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list