borden
[ˈboɾð̞ẽn]
The verdict
“borden” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #74,298 among 24,339 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,298
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 24,339
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de bordar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-borden · borden · Spanish
borden · rank #74,298 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #74,298
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 24,339
- PHOTO-FINISH bonne
Nearest frequency peer: bonne (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “borden”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- blandengues
blandengues
25,706 corpus weight
- bolillos
bolillos
25,705 corpus weight
- bonne
bonne
25,704 corpus weight
- borden
borden
25,703 corpus weight
- bordón
bordón
25,702 corpus weight
- bradicardia
bradicardia
25,700 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “borden” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | borden |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈboɾð̞ẽn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #74,298 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “borden” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
borden is uncommon Spanish at frequency #74,298 among 24,339 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈboɾð̞ẽn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for borden in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is borden, spelled B-O-R-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de bordar.
- 2Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de bordar.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.