à ras bord
\a ʁɑ bɔʁ\
The verdict
“à ras bord” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pleinement jusqu’au bord.
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-ras-bord · à ras bord · French
à ras bord · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "À" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | à ras bord |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \a ʁɑ bɔʁ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « à ras bord » en français
Rare enough to double-check
à ras bord is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a ʁɑ bɔʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
à ras bord has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is à ras bord, spelled À- -R-A-S- -B-O-R-D.
Definition
- 1Pleinement jusqu’au bord.
- 2Complètement, totalement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how à ras bord appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ton vin, je me le verse à ras bord.
Les pêcheurs se versaient du soju à ras bord dans des bols en maillechort qu'ils vidaient d'un trait.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.