# springboard

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #29,477

## Definitions
1. A board consisting of a flexible, springy, cantilevered platform that propels one into the air, used for diving or gymnastics.
2. Something that acts as a catalyst to begin or accelerate an action or growth.

## Etymology
From spring + board.

## Common misspellings (18)
`psringboard`, `spirngboard`, `sppringboard`, `sprignboard`, `sprinbgoard`, `springbaord`, `springbboard`, `springboadr`, `springboardd`, `springboarrd`, `springborad`, `springgboard`, `springobard`, `sprinngboard`, `sprnigboard`, `sprringboard`, `srpingboard`, `sspringboard`

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