# wheelchair

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwiːlt͡ʃɛə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #8,876

## Definitions
1. A chair mounted on large wheels for the transportation or use of a sick or disabled person.
2. Designed for use by wheelchairbound people.
3. Any device involving wheels designed to assist a non-human animal with locomotion.

## Etymology
From wheel + chair.

## Common misspellings (15)
`hweelchair`, `wehelchair`, `wheeclhair`, `wheelcahir`, `wheelcchair`, `wheelchairr`, `wheelchari`, `wheelchhair`, `wheelchiar`, `wheelhcair`, `wheellchair`, `whelchair`, `whelechair`, `whheelchair`, `wwheelchair`

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