bordée

\bɔʁ.de\

/\bɔʁ.de\/ noun

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The verdict

“bordée” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #18,136. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,136
frequency rank, French
227,490
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ligne de canons rangés de chaque bord d’un ancien navire.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

bordée vs bore
67% similar
bordée vs bords
67% similar
bordée vs borne
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for bordée
PropertyValue
Headwordbordée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bɔʁ.de\
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,136
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bordée” 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). bordée lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around bordée (IPA \bɔʁ.de\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,136 among 227,490 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 15 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for bordée, with forms such as "bbordée", "bodrée", and "borddée". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bore", "bords", "borne", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is bordée, spelled B-O-R-D-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ligne de canons rangés de chaque bord d’un ancien navire.
  2. 2
    Décharge simultanée de tous les canons du même bord d’un navire.
  3. 3
    Salve d’artillerie.
  4. 4
    Jet de projectiles divers.
  5. 5
    Partie de l’équipage attachée à un service donné du bord.
  6. 6
    Division en moitié de l’équipage
  7. 7
    Temps pendant laquelle une fraction de l’équipage alterne avec l’autre.
  8. 8
    Mots, sons, nombreux émis simultanément ou de façon rapprochée.
  9. 9
    Série, exprimée avec virulence, de remontrances, reproches, injures ou accusations.
  10. 10
    Route que fait un navire sur un certain cap.
  11. 11
    Sortie en ville des marins, généralement lors d’une escale.
  12. 12
    Sortie en ville de militaires.
  13. 13
    Cheminement de cabaret en cabaret, d'homme en goguette.
  14. 14
    Averse, en parlant de la neige.
  15. 15
    Contenu d’une quantité importante.

This word in other languages

broadside(English)Breitseite(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbordée,bodrée,borddée,bordee,bordeé,borrdée,boréde,obrdée

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bordée - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbordée1bodrée2borddée1bordee1bordeé2borrdée1boréde2obrdée2
Edit distance from "bordée"

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 "bordée"?
"bordée" is spelled B-O-R-D-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bɔʁ.de\.
What does "bordée" mean?
As a noun, "bordée" means: Ligne de canons rangés de chaque bord d’un ancien navire.
What words are commonly confused with "bordée"?
"bordée" is commonly confused with "bore", "bords", "borne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bordée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bordée" is \bɔʁ.de\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bordée" come from?
"bordée" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “bordée”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is B-O-R-D-É-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \bɔʁ.de\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “bore” - see the side-by-side comparison. bordée vs bore
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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