# wheelbase

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #45,747

## Definitions
1. The horizontal distance between the front and rear axles of a road or rail vehicle.

## Etymology
From wheel + base.

## Common misspellings (13)
`hweelbase`, `wehelbase`, `wheeblase`, `wheelabse`, `wheelbaes`, `wheelbasse`, `wheelbbase`, `wheelbsae`, `wheellbase`, `whelbase`, `whelebase`, `whheelbase`, `wwheelbase`

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