borne

[ˈboɾne]

/[ˈboɾne]/ noun

The verdict

“borne” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #75,204 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,204
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Extremo de la lanza de justar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-borne · borne · Spanish

borne · rank #75,204 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,204
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH bordillo

Nearest frequency peer: bordillo (-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 “borne”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “borne” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for borne
PropertyValue
Headwordborne
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈboɾne]
Letters5
Frequency rank#75,204
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Dónde se sitúa “borne” en la frecuencia del español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).bornecae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “bordillo” (#75,203), “bosquejos” (#75,205), “boludean” (#75,200). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

borne is uncommon Spanish at frequency #75,204 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈboɾne]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for borne in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is borne, spelled B-O-R-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Extremo de la lanza de justar.
  2. 2
    Cada uno de los botones de metal en que suelen termínar ciertas máquinas y aparatos eléctricos, y a los cuales se unen los hilos conductores.
  3. 3
    Tornillo en el cual puede sujetarse el extremo de un conductor, para poner en comunicación el aparato en que va montado con un circuito independiente de él.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "borne"?
"borne" is spelled B-O-R-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈboɾne].
What does "borne" mean?
As a noun, "borne" means: Extremo de la lanza de justar.
How do you pronounce "borne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "borne" is [ˈboɾne]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "borne" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list