au ras bord
\o ʁɑ bɔʁ\
The verdict
“au 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
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pleinement, jusqu’au bord.
Corpus desk
Index FR-au-ras-bord · au ras bord · French
au ras bord · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | au ras bord |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \o ʁɑ bɔʁ\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « au ras bord » en français
Rare enough to double-check
au ras bord is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \o ʁɑ bɔʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pleinement, jusqu’au bord.".
au ras bord has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is au ras bord, spelled A-U- -R-A-S- -B-O-R-D.
Definition
- 1Pleinement, jusqu’au bord.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how au ras bord appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un soir à Champrosay, le domestique, se trompant, versa à la ronde, au lieu de vin blanc, une antique eau-de-vie de prunes, dépouillée certes, mais encore vigoureuse. D’Aurevilly se faisait toujours servir au ras bord. Avant qu’on n’eût eu le temps de l’avertir de la méprise, il avait déjà tout englouti d’une lampée, sans nul émoi, comme si cette rasade e…
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.