abord
/əˈbɔɹd/noun, verb
abord is spelled A-B-O-R-D: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, abord means “A road, or means of approach” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of abord is abords.
How many letters and syllables are in abord?
| Letters | 5: A-B-O-R-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 171,907th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is abord?
Abord appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce abord?
- UK /əˈbɔːd/
- US /əˈbɔɹd/
Abord has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-abord.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with abord?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as abord from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹd/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: board, broad, bardo, dobra.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of abord
- abords plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- abording participle, present
- aborded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does abord mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteThe act of approaching or arriving; approach.
- 2
rareA road, or means of approach.
verb
- 1
Alternative form of aboard.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does abord come from?
From French abord, from aborder (“to aboard”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).