bord perdu

\bɔʁ pɛʁ.dy\

/\bɔʁ pɛʁ.dy\/ noun

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The verdict

“bord perdu” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zone de la page entre les limites de l’impression et le bord du support.

Key facts for bord perdu
PropertyValue
Headwordbord perdu
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bɔʁ pɛʁ.dy\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bord perdu” sits in French frequency

bord perdu 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for bord perdu is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \bɔʁ pɛʁ.dy\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bord perdu, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is bord perdu, spelled B-O-R-D- -P-E-R-D-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zone de la page entre les limites de l’impression et le bord du support.
  2. 2
    Côté d’une carte le long duquel le champ s’étend jusqu’à la limite du support.

Synonyms

bord franc

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 perdu"?
"bord perdu" is spelled B-O-R-D- -P-E-R-D-U. The IPA pronunciation is \bɔʁ pɛʁ.dy\.
What does "bord perdu" mean?
As a noun, "bord perdu" means: Zone de la page entre les limites de l’impression et le bord du support.
How do you pronounce "bord perdu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bord perdu" is \bɔʁ pɛʁ.dy\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bord perdu" come from?
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Using “bord perdu”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is B-O-R-D- -P-E-R-D-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \bɔʁ pɛʁ.dy\ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list