Bordeaux
/bɔɹˈdoʊ/
"bordeaux" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Bordeaux” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #18,029 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #18,029
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The capital city of Gironde department, France; the capital city of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bordeaux |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /bɔɹˈdoʊ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #18,029 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Bordeaux” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Bordeaux is 8 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /bɔɹˈdoʊ/. Corpus data places it at rank #18,029 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bordeaux, with forms such as "bbordeaux", "bodreaux", and "bordaeux". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Proto-Celtic *bitus? Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Celtic *rīxs? Gaulish Biturīgesder. Latin Burdigala Old Occitan Bordel Occitan Bordèubor. Middle Frenc… The correct English form is Bordeaux, spelled B-O-R-D-E-A-U-X.
Definition
- 1The capital city of Gironde department, France; the capital city of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
- 2A surname from French.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Proto-Celtic *bitus? Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Celtic *rīxs? Gaulish Biturīgesder. Latin Burdigala Old Occitan Bordel Occitan Bordèubor. Middle French Bordeaulx French Bordeauxbor. English Bordeaux Borrowed from French Bordeaux (Middle French Bordeaulx), from Occitan Bordèu, from Old Occitan Bordel, from Latin Burdigala, from a Proto-Celtic root.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbordeaux,bodreaux,bordaeux,borddeaux,bordeauxx,bordeaxu,bordeuax,boredaux,borrdeaux,brodeaux,obrdeaux
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bordeaux - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Bordeaux”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-O-R-D-E-A-U-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /bɔɹˈdoʊ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.