babord
\ba.bɔʁ\
The verdict
“babord” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante orthographique de bâbord.
Corpus desk
Index FR-babord · babord · French
babord · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" 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 | babord |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ba.bɔʁ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « babord » en français
Rare enough to double-check
babord is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ba.bɔʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante orthographique de bâbord.".
babord has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is babord, spelled B-A-B-O-R-D.
Definition
- 1Variante orthographique de bâbord.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how babord appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vers 1 heure du matin, je remarque que mon feu rouge de babord est éteint.
Antonyms
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.