Which to use
“bondée” and “bordées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,674
- “bondée” frequency rank
- #33,148
- “bordées” frequency rank
- 72822
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bondée | bordées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de bondé. | Féminin pluriel de bordé. |
Where the eye mixes bondée and bordées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. bondée runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against bordées's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bondée vs bordées
A purely visual mix-up. bondée (\bɔ̃.de\) and bordées (\bɔʁ.de\) 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 72822, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bondée is recorded at frequency rank #39,674, classified as anadj, pronounced \bɔ̃.de\. bordées is at rank #33,148, tagged as anadj, pronounced \bɔʁ.de\.
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 72822, this pair ranks #42,643 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bondée vs bordées
Shared letters: bdeoé. Private to "bondée": n. Private to "bordées": rs.
"bondée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "bordées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bondée" for "bordées" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "bondée" or "bordées" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bondée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bordées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,643 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bondée" and "bordées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bondée vs bordés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #42,643 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.