bordelaise

/ˌbɔːdəˈleɪz/

//ˌbɔːdəˈleɪz// noun

"bordelaise" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“bordelaise” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ellipsis of Bordelaise sauce.

Corpus desk

Index EN-bordelaise · bordelaise · English

bordelaise · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for bordelaise
PropertyValue
Headwordbordelaise
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌbɔːdəˈleɪz/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “bordelaise” in English

bordelaiseranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bordelaise is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌbɔːdəˈleɪz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ellipsis of Bordelaise sauce.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bordelaise, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Unadapted borrowing from French bordelaise (“from Bordeaux”), from the longer expression sauce bordelaise. The correct English form is bordelaise, spelled B-O-R-D-E-L-A-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ellipsis of Bordelaise sauce.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French bordelaise (“from Bordeaux”), from the longer expression sauce bordelaise.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bordelaise"?
"bordelaise" is spelled B-O-R-D-E-L-A-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌbɔːdəˈleɪz/.
What does "bordelaise" mean?
As a noun, "bordelaise" means: Ellipsis of Bordelaise sauce.
How do you pronounce "bordelaise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bordelaise" is /ˌbɔːdəˈleɪz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "bordelaise"?
Unadapted borrowing from French bordelaise (“from Bordeaux”), from the longer expression sauce bordelaise. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list