abord
French, noun/a.bɔʁ/
abord is spelled A-B-O-R-D (5 letters) and appears 155 times per million words in written French, the 528th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abord is a French masculine noun meaning “the manner with which one acts in the presence of another person or persons, especially in a first encounter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action d’arriver au bord, de toucher le rivage”.
What does abord mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethe manner with which one acts in the presence of another person or persons, especially in a first encounter
- 2
masculinerarethe surroundings of a place
- 3
archaicmasculinearrival or accessibility by water
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action d’arriver au bord, de toucher le rivage. 2. Accès. 3. Espace entourant un lieu. 4. Action d’approcher quelqu’un.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of abord
- abords plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abord?
- /a.bɔʁ/
- \a.bɔʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is abord in French?
abord appears 155 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).