borner

\bɔʁ.ne\

/\bɔʁ.ne\/ verb

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The verdict

“borner” is uncommon French (frequency #55,098 among 227,490 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,098
frequency rank, French
227,490
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Limiter par une ou plusieurs bornes.

Key facts for borner
PropertyValue
Headwordborner
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\bɔʁ.ne\
Letters6
Frequency rank#55,098
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “borner” 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). borner lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

borner is uncommon French at frequency #55,098 among 227,490 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \bɔʁ.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for borner in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is borner, spelled B-O-R-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Limiter par une ou plusieurs bornes.
  2. 2
    Limiter, resserrer, renfermer dans une certaine étendue, dans un certain espace.
  3. 3
    Se dit, dans le même sens, en parlant des personnes, par rapport à leurs propriétés, à leurs domaines.
  4. 4
    Modérer, restreindre.
  5. 5
    Fait d’indiquer une position à un temps donné pour un téléphone portable.
  6. 6
    Se limiter à.
  7. 7
    Se contenter de.

This word in other languages

limit(English)amojonar(Español)eingrenzen(Deutsch)

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 "borner"?
"borner" is spelled B-O-R-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \bɔʁ.ne\.
What does "borner" mean?
As a verb, "borner" means: Limiter par une ou plusieurs bornes.
How do you pronounce "borner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "borner" is \bɔʁ.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "borner" come from?
"borner" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “borner”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is B-O-R-N-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \bɔʁ.ne\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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