boardwalk

\ˈbɔːɹd.ˌwɒk\

/\ˈbɔːɹd.ˌwɒk\/ noun

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The verdict

“boardwalk” is uncommon French (frequency #76,370 among 227,490 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,370
frequency rank, French
227,490
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Promenade en bois (chemin pour piétons, généralement constitué de bois et situé le long d'une plage).

Key facts for boardwalk
PropertyValue
Headwordboardwalk
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈbɔːɹd.ˌwɒk\
Letters9
Frequency rank#76,370
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “boardwalk” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). boardwalk lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

boardwalk is uncommon French at frequency #76,370 among 227,490 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈbɔːɹd.ˌwɒk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Promenade en bois (chemin pour piétons, généralement constitué de bois et situé le long d'une plage).".

No generated misspelling entries exist for boardwalk in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is boardwalk, spelled B-O-A-R-D-W-A-L-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Promenade en bois (chemin pour piétons, généralement constitué de bois et situé le long d'une plage).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "boardwalk"?
"boardwalk" is spelled B-O-A-R-D-W-A-L-K. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈbɔːɹd.ˌwɒk\.
What does "boardwalk" mean?
As a noun, "boardwalk" means: Promenade en bois (chemin pour piétons, généralement constitué de bois et situé le long d'une plage).
How do you pronounce "boardwalk"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "boardwalk" is \ˈbɔːɹd.ˌwɒk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "boardwalk" come from?
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Using “boardwalk”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is B-O-A-R-D-W-A-L-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ˈbɔːɹd.ˌwɒk\ (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

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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