agent de bord

\a.ʒɑ̃ də bɔʁ\

/\a.ʒɑ̃ də bɔʁ\/ noun

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 September 3, 2026) - Homme chargé de l’accueil, du service et de la sécurité des passagers à bord des avions, voire des trains.

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Index FR-agent-de-bord · agent de bord · French

agent de bord · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" 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.

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)

Longue queue: rang de « agent de bord » en français

agent de bordreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how agent de bord appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Un homme a été arrêté pour avoir attaqué un agent de bord lors d’un vol d’United Airlines lundi, après avoir tenté d’ouvrir une porte d’une issue de secours, rapportent plusieurs médias américains dont CNN.

Synonyms

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list