Which to use
“bond” and “bordj” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,470
- “bond” frequency rank
- #40,630
- “bordj” frequency rank
- 47100
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bond | bordj |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de bondir, de s’élever brusquement dans les airs, saut. | Maison solidement construite. |
Where the eye mixes bond and bordj
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bond vs bordj
A purely visual mix-up. bond (\bɔ̃\) and bordj (\bɔʁdʒ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47100, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bond is recorded at frequency rank #6,470, classified as anoun, pronounced \bɔ̃\. bordj is at rank #40,630, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bɔʁdʒ\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 47100, this pair ranks #189,638 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bond vs bordj
Shared letters: bdo. Private to "bond": n. Private to "bordj": jr.
"bond" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "bordj" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bond" for "bordj" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bond" or "bordj"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bond" and "bordj" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bond" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bordj" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #189,638 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bond" and "bordj" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bordés vs bordj". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #189,638 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.