bord

noun

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"bord" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“bord” is uncommon English (frequency #59,914 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,914
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Obsolete form of board.

Corpus desk

Index EN-bord · bord · English

bord · rank #59,914 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,914
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH bottoming

Nearest frequency peer: bottoming (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “bord”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “bord” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bord
PropertyValue
Headwordbord
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#59,914
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “bord” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).bordfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “bottoming” (#59,915), “boof” (#59,912), “Bouvier” (#59,916). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “bord” is #59,914. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bord is uncommon English at frequency #59,914 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for bord in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: See board. The correct English form is bord, spelled B-O-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Obsolete form of board.
  2. 2
    Obsolete form of bourd.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how bord appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A jenkin is then carried up the pillar alongside the old bords […]

Etymology

See board.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bord"?
"bord" is spelled B-O-R-D.
What does "bord" mean?
As a noun, "bord" means: Obsolete form of board.
What is the origin of the word "bord"?
See board. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bord", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

boof#59,912brio#59,925bubs#59,934Atul#59,870

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list