bordure
/ˈboɹ.d͡ʒɚ/noun
bordure is spelled B-O-R-D-U-R-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bordure means “A contrasting border around a shield” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bordure is bordures.
How many letters and syllables are in bordure?
| Letters | 7: B-O-R-D-U-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 173,967th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is bordure?
Bordure appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th 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 bordure?
- US /ˈboɹ.d͡ʒɚ/
- US [ˈbo̞ɹ.d͡ʒɚ]
- UK /ˈbɔː.d͡ʒə/
Bordure 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-bordure.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bordure
- bordures plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bordure mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A contrasting border around a shield.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bordure in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense contrasting border round a shield:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does bordure come from?
A collateral form of, and thus a doublet of border (from Middle English bordure).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).