bordj

\bɔʁdʒ\

/\bɔʁdʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“bordj” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #40,630. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,630
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maison solidement construite.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bordj · bordj · French

bordj · rank #40,630 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,630
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bonifacio

Nearest frequency peer: Bonifacio (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « bordj »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « bordj » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

bordj vs born
60% similar
bordj vs borg
60% similar
bordj vs bore
60% similar

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

Key facts for bordj
PropertyValue
Headwordbordj
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bɔʁdʒ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#40,630
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « bordj »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.bordjse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Bonifacio » (#40,629), « Borges » (#40,631), « Bornéo » (#40,632). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bordj » est au #40,630. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around bordj (IPA \bɔʁdʒ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,630 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for bordj, with forms such as "bbordj", "bodrj", and "borddj". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "born", "borg", "bore", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is bordj, spelled B-O-R-D-J.

Definition

  1. 1
    Maison solidement construite.
  2. 2
    Fortin ; place forte et isolée à usages divers (résidence d’un administrateur de commune mixte, etc.)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how bordj appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Arrivés à El Djem, pas d'auberge ; un affreux bordj en tenait lieu. Que faire ? La diligence repartait.
  2. Quatre heures du matin. — Bientôt, l’aurore va mettre sur le hamada son incendie rose. Autour de moi le bordj sommeille. Par la porte de sa chambre entr’ouverte, j’entends la respiration calme, si calme, d’André de Saint-Avit.

Synonyms

caravansérail

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbordj
  • bodrj
  • borddj
  • bordjj
  • borjd
  • borrdj
  • brodj
  • obrdj

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbordj1bodrj2borddj1bordjj1borjd2borrdj1brodj2obrdj2
Edit distance from "bordj"

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 "bordj"?
"bordj" is spelled B-O-R-D-J. The IPA pronunciation is \bɔʁdʒ\.
What does "bordj" mean?
As a noun, "bordj" means: Maison solidement construite.
What words are commonly confused with "bordj"?
"bordj" is commonly confused with "born", "borg", "bore". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bordj"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bordj" is \bɔʁdʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bordj" come from?
"bordj" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bordj", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

botox#40,633bidet#40,626canin#40,652asser#40,606

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

bouvet8 variantsavouait8 variantsbutoir8 variantsaudits8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list