bord perdu

\bɔʁ pɛʁ.dy\

/\bɔʁ pɛʁ.dy\/ noun

The verdict

“bord perdu” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zone de la page entre les limites de l’impression et le bord du support.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bord-perdu · bord perdu · French

bord perdu · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

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

Longue queue: rang de « bord perdu » en français

bord perdusiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bord perdu is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bɔʁ pɛʁ.dy\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

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

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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list