soundboard

noun

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

The verdict

“soundboard” is uncommon English (frequency #67,063 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,063
frequency rank, English
54,294
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A wide, flat board placed within, or forming part of the body of, a musical instrument in order to improve vibrations and increase volume.

Key facts for soundboard
PropertyValue
Headwordsoundboard
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#67,063
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “soundboard” 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). soundboard lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

soundboard is uncommon English at frequency #67,063 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

soundboard doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From sound + board. The correct English form is soundboard, spelled S-O-U-N-D-B-O-A-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    A wide, flat board placed within, or forming part of the body of, a musical instrument in order to improve vibrations and increase volume.
  2. 2
    A mixing console used to combine and blend different audio sources to a single output.
  3. 3
    A sounding board.
  4. 4
    A control panel offering playback of various sound effects.

Etymology

From sound + board.

This word in other languages

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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 "soundboard"?
"soundboard" is spelled S-O-U-N-D-B-O-A-R-D.
What does "soundboard" mean?
As a noun, "soundboard" means: A wide, flat board placed within, or forming part of the body of, a musical instrument in order to improve vibrations and increase volume.
What is the origin of the word "soundboard"?
From sound + board. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “soundboard”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is S-O-U-N-D-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

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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