bord de fuite

\bɔʁ də fɥit\

/\bɔʁ də fɥit\/ noun

The verdict

“bord de fuite” 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) - Partie la plus arrière d’un profil dynamique où se rejoignent en un tourbillon les deux composantes d’un fluide séparé par le bord d’attaque de ce profil.

Key facts for bord de fuite
PropertyValue
Headwordbord de fuite
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bɔʁ də fɥit\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bord de fuite” sits in French frequency

bord de fuite 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

bord de fuite is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bɔʁ də fɥit\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partie la plus arrière d’un profil dynamique où se rejoignent en un tourbillon les deux composantes d’un fluide séparé par le bord d’attaque de ce profil.".

No misspelling variants are generated for bord de fuite in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 bord de fuite, spelled B-O-R-D- -D-E- -F-U-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partie la plus arrière d’un profil dynamique où se rejoignent en un tourbillon les deux composantes d’un fluide séparé par le bord d’attaque de ce profil.

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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 "bord de fuite"?
"bord de fuite" is spelled B-O-R-D- -D-E- -F-U-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bɔʁ də fɥit\.
What does "bord de fuite" mean?
As a noun, "bord de fuite" means: Partie la plus arrière d’un profil dynamique où se rejoignent en un tourbillon les deux composantes d’un fluide séparé par le bord d’attaque de ce profil.
How do you pronounce "bord de fuite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bord de fuite" is \bɔʁ də fɥit\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bord de fuite" come from?
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Using “bord de fuite”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is B-O-R-D- -D-E- -F-U-I-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \bɔʁ də fɥit\ (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