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How to spell cupboard

Cupboard is spelled C-U-P-B-O-A-R-D.

What it means: a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space

In a sentence: The cookies are hiding in the cupboard. ▶

The part people get wrong

Watch for an unstressed vowel that is hard to hear.

Same family: cabinet, closet, wardrobe, shelf, pantry. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The word "cupboard" originally meant a board or table to hold cups and dishes, not a closed cabinet. Over time, doors were added and the word kept its old spelling even though modern speakers usually pronounce it like "cubbard."

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