bordar

/[boɾˈð̞aɾ]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#45,166

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

bordar is aSpanishverb. It means: Labrar sobre cualquier tela con hilo, seda, lana, plata, oro, etc., formando varias labores. Pronounced [boɾˈð̞aɾ]. Often confused with borde and Borja.

Key facts for bordar
PropertyValue
Headwordbordar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[boɾˈð̞aɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#45,166
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of bordar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for bordar is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [boɾˈð̞aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #45,166 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for bordar, with forms such as "bbordar", "bodrar", and "boradr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "borde", "Borja", "Borra", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is bordar, spelled B-O-R-D-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Labrar sobre cualquier tela con hilo, seda, lana, plata, oro, etc., formando varias labores.
  2. 2
    Ejecutar alguna cosa con la mayor perfección, superioridad, maestría y elegancia.
  3. 3
    Trazar vistosas líneas a modo de bordados, aun hablando de animales.
  4. 4
    Adornar, engalanar, embellecer.
  5. 5
    Ejecutar con arte y primor.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbordar,bodrar,boradr,bordarr,borddar,bordra,borrdar,brodar,obrdar,vordar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for bordar

Misspelling Variants of "bordar"

bbordar7bodrar6boradr6bordarr7borddar7bordra6borrdar7brodar6
Misspelling Variants of "bordar"

Frequency rank: #45,166 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bordar"?
"bordar" is spelled B-O-R-D-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [boɾˈð̞aɾ].
What does "bordar" mean?
As a verb, "bordar" means: Labrar sobre cualquier tela con hilo, seda, lana, plata, oro, etc., formando varias labores.
What words are commonly confused with "bordar"?
"bordar" is commonly confused with "borde", "Borja", "Borra". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bordar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bordar" is [boɾˈð̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bordar" come from?
"bordar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.