Bord
German, noun/bɔʁt/
Bord is spelled B-O-R-D (4 letters) and appears 30 times per million words in written German, the 2,772nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bord is a German neuter noun meaning “shelf (board fixed to the wall)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Bücherbrett”.
What does Bord mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutershelf (board fixed to the wall)
- 2
neuterbordure
- 3
Switzerlandneuterembankment, slope, sloped verge by a road
noun
- 1
masculineboard (of a ship, airplane)
an Bord sein/gehen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bücherbrett 2. Abhang, Rand
noun: 1. [Schiffs-]Rand 2. Schiff, Luftfahrzeug
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Bord
- Bordes genitive
- Bords genitive
- Borde plural
- Borden dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bord?
- /bɔʁt/
- [bɔʁt]
- [bɔɐ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Bord
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Bord in German?
Bord appears 30 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).