borda

/ˈbɔɾ.dɐ/

//ˈbɔɾ.dɐ// verb

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The verdict

“borda” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #8,724. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,724
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo bordar

Corpus desk

Index PT-borda · borda · Portuguese

borda · rank #8,724 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,724
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH blusa

Nearest frequency peer: blusa (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “borda”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “borda” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

borda vs bota
60% similar
borda vs born
60% similar
borda vs broa
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for borda
PropertyValue
Headwordborda
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈbɔɾ.dɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#8,724
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “borda”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).bordacai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “blusa” (#8,723), “bota” (#8,725), “bin” (#8,722). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “borda” fica em #8,724. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around borda (IPA /ˈbɔɾ.dɐ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,724 among 840 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for borda, with forms such as "bborda", "bodra", and "borad". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bota", "born", "broa", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is borda, spelled B-O-R-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo bordar
  2. 2
    segunda pessoa do singular do imperativo do verbo bordar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bborda
  • bodra
  • borad
  • bordda
  • borrda
  • broda
  • obrda

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of borda - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bborda1bodra2borad2bordda1borrda1broda2obrda2
Edit distance from "borda"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "borda"?
"borda" is spelled B-O-R-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɔɾ.dɐ/.
What does "borda" mean?
As a verb, "borda" means: terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo bordar
What words are commonly confused with "borda"?
"borda" is commonly confused with "bota", "born", "broa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "borda"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "borda" is /ˈbɔɾ.dɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "borda" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "borda", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

blusa#8,723can't#8,727ópera#8,708demos#8,749

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

cessar7 variantsbanner7 variantssusto7 variantssecar7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list