bordille
\bɔʁ.dij\
The verdict
“bordille” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Saleté, ordure.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bordille · bordille · French
bordille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bordille |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bɔʁ.dij\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bordille » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bordille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bɔʁ.dij\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
bordille doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is bordille, spelled B-O-R-D-I-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Saleté, ordure.
- 2Saleté, ordure.
- 3Saleté, ordure.
- 4Personne méprisable.
- 5Objet de faible valeur, de mauvaise qualité.
- 6Dénonciateur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bordille appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Enfle-toi torse pâle et que les effrois ruissellent avec les eaux et les bordilles.
Flanquez donc ça bordille, dit Maples. Perte de temps.
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.