agent de bord

\a.ʒɑ̃ də bɔʁ\

/\a.ʒɑ̃ də bɔʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“agent de bord” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Homme chargé de l’accueil, du service et de la sécurité des passagers à bord des avions, voire des trains.

Key facts for agent de bord
PropertyValue
Headwordagent de bord
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.ʒɑ̃ də bɔʁ\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “agent de bord” sits in French frequency

agent de bord falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

agent de bord is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.ʒɑ̃ də bɔʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Homme chargé de l’accueil, du service et de la sécurité des passagers à bord des avions, voire des trains.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for agent de bord, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is agent de bord, spelled A-G-E-N-T- -D-E- -B-O-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Homme chargé de l’accueil, du service et de la sécurité des passagers à bord des avions, voire des trains.

Synonyms

hôte de l’airsteward

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "agent de bord"?
"agent de bord" is spelled A-G-E-N-T- -D-E- -B-O-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ʒɑ̃ də bɔʁ\.
What does "agent de bord" mean?
As a noun, "agent de bord" means: Homme chargé de l’accueil, du service et de la sécurité des passagers à bord des avions, voire des trains.
How do you pronounce "agent de bord"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "agent de bord" is \a.ʒɑ̃ də bɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "agent de bord" come from?
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Using “agent de bord”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-G-E-N-T- -D-E- -B-O-R-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.ʒɑ̃ də bɔʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list