bordure
French, noun/bɔʁ.dyʁ/
bordure is spelled B-O-R-D-U-R-E (7 letters) and appears 7.6 times per million words in written French, the 8,212th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bordure is a French feminine noun meaning “border (the outer edge of something)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ce qui garnit, orne ou renforce le bord de quelque chose”.
What does bordure mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineborder (the outer edge of something)
- 2
femininebordure
- 3
femininethe foot of a sail
- 4
femininekerb (the edge of a pavement or sidewalk)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ce qui garnit, orne ou renforce le bord de quelque chose. 2. Bord inférieur d'une voile déployée. 3. Brisure qui entoure l’écu et dont la couleur est toujours différente de l’émail du champ. 4. Lisière d'un bois, d'une forêt.
adjective: 1. Relatif à la Bordurie, pays appartenant au monde imaginaire de Tintin.
noun: 1. Langue parlée en Bordurie, pays appartenant au monde imaginaire de Tintin.
noun: 1. Personne habitant en Bordurie (pays appartenant au monde imaginaire de Tintin).
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bordure
- bordures plural
- Bordures plural masculine feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bordure?
- /bɔʁ.dyʁ/
- \bɔʁ.dyʁ\
- [bɔʁ.dyʁ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bordure
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bordure in French?
bordure appears 7.6 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).