journal de bord

\ʒuʁ.nal də bɔʁ\

/\ʒuʁ.nal də bɔʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“journal de bord” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Recueil des événements consignés par les officiers d’un navire.

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Index FR-journal-de-bord · journal de bord · French

journal de bord · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "J" 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.

Key facts for journal de bord
PropertyValue
Headwordjournal de bord
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒuʁ.nal də bɔʁ\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « journal de bord » en français

journal de bordn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

journal de bord is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒuʁ.nal də bɔʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

journal de bord has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is journal de bord, spelled J-O-U-R-N-A-L- -D-E- -B-O-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Recueil des événements consignés par les officiers d’un navire.
  2. 2
    Cahier dans lequel on note les informations utiles relatives à un objectif précis.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ce cahier, je le compris, était un de ces registres appelés « journaux de bord », que les marins tiennent chaque jour ; je ne m’en étonnai même pas comme d’une chose nouvelle, bien que n’en ayant encore jamais eu entre les mains.
  2. « Pourquoi certains meurent en trois jours et d’autres s’en sortent ? » : journal de bord d’un médecin de campagne victime du coronavirus.

Synonyms

livre de bord

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "journal de bord"?
"journal de bord" is spelled J-O-U-R-N-A-L- -D-E- -B-O-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒuʁ.nal də bɔʁ\.
What does "journal de bord" mean?
As a noun, "journal de bord" means: Recueil des événements consignés par les officiers d’un navire.
How do you pronounce "journal de bord"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "journal de bord" is \ʒuʁ.nal də bɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "journal de bord" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list