bordillo
[boɾˈð̞iʝo]
The verdict
“bordillo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #75,203 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,203
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,459
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - El borde o encintado de las aceras.
Corpus desk
Index ES-bordillo · bordillo · Spanish
bordillo · rank #75,203 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #75,203
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,459
- PHOTO-FINISH borne
Nearest frequency peer: borne (+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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “bordillo”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- bobas
bobas
24,803 corpus weight
- boicoteando
boicoteando
24,802 corpus weight
- boludean
boludean
24,801 corpus weight
- bordillo
bordillo
24,798 corpus weight
- borne
borne
24,797 corpus weight
- bosquejos
bosquejos
24,796 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “bordillo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bordillo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [boɾˈð̞iʝo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #75,203 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “bordillo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
bordillo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #75,203 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [boɾˈð̞iʝo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for bordillo in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is bordillo, spelled B-O-R-D-I-L-L-O.
Definition
- 1El borde o encintado de las aceras.
- 2La parte en pico o borde con forma saliente de cualquier construcción de obra.
- 3Tejido de lana que se fabrica en las islas de Chiloé (Chile).
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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