bordering

adj

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"bordering" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“bordering” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,305. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,305
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having a common boundary or border

Corpus desk

Index EN-bordering · bordering · English

bordering · rank #17,305 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,305
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH Blackpool

Nearest frequency peer: Blackpool (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “bordering”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “bordering” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

bordering vs bothering
78% similar
bordering vs borderline
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for bordering
PropertyValue
Headwordbordering
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#17,305
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “bordering”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).borderinglands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “Blackpool” (#17,304), “Bournemouth” (#17,306), “Bethesda” (#17,303). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “bordering” is #17,305. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around bordering, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,305 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Having a common boundary or border".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for bordering, with forms such as "bbordering", "bodrering", and "borddering". 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. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "bothering", "borderline", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is bordering, spelled B-O-R-D-E-R-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having a common boundary or border

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. France and Spain are bordering nations.
  2. King Pyrrhus was at dinner at an ale-house bordering on the theatre, when he was summoned to go on the stage.

This word in other languages

colindante(Español)limitrophe(Français)angrenzend(Deutsch)fronteiriço(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbordering
  • bodrering
  • borddering
  • bordeirng
  • borderign
  • borderingg
  • borderinng
  • bordernig
  • borderring
  • bordreing
  • boredring
  • borrdering
  • brodering
  • obrdering

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bordering - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbordering1bodrering2borddering1bordeirng2borderign2borderingg1borderinng1bordernig2
Edit distance from "bordering"

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 "bordering"?
"bordering" is spelled B-O-R-D-E-R-I-N-G.
What does "bordering" mean?
As an adjective, "bordering" means: Having a common boundary or border
What words are commonly confused with "bordering"?
"bordering" is commonly confused with "bothering", "borderline". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "bordering" come from?
"bordering" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Blackpool#17,304centenary#17,315anonymity#17,288Westbrook#17,272

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

brilliance14 variantsclinically14 variantscoefficient14 variantsanesthesia14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list