# skateboard

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #22,218

## Definitions
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. 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.

## Common misspellings (15)
`ksateboard`, `sakteboard`, `skaetboard`, `skatbeoard`, `skatebaord`, `skatebboard`, `skateboadr`, `skateboardd`, `skateboarrd`, `skateborad`, `skateobard`, `skatteboard`, `skkateboard`, `sktaeboard`, `sskateboard`

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