bordo

/ˈbɔɾ.du/

//ˈbɔɾ.du// noun

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The verdict

“bordo” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,456. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,456
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - cada um dos lados de um navio

Corpus desk

Index PT-bordo · bordo · Portuguese

bordo · rank #3,456 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,456
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH brilhante

Nearest frequency peer: brilhante (+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 “bordo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “bordo” 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).

bordo vs born
60% similar
bordo vs boto
60% similar
bordo vs brio
60% similar

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

Key facts for bordo
PropertyValue
Headwordbordo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbɔɾ.du/
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,456
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “bordo”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).bordocai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “brilhante” (#3,457), “carteira” (#3,459), “chamo” (#3,461). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “bordo” fica em #3,456. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around bordo (IPA /ˈbɔɾ.du/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,456 among 840 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for bordo, with forms such as "bbordo", "bodro", and "borddo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "born", "boto", "brio", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is bordo, spelled B-O-R-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    cada um dos lados de um navio
  2. 2
    na jangada, cada um dos troncos que a formam entre o meio e o extremo
  3. 3
    o interior da nave ou avião
  4. 4
    bordada, percurso feito por um navio a vela recebendo o vento do mesmo lado
  5. 5
    rumo de uma embarcação
  6. 6
    linha que forma o limite
  7. 7
    ação de bordejar
  8. 8
    opinião, disposição

Synonyms

beirabordamargemorla

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbordo
  • bodro
  • borddo
  • borod
  • borrdo
  • brodo
  • obrdo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bordo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbordo1bodro2borddo1borod2borrdo1brodo2obrdo2
Edit distance from "bordo"

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 "bordo"?
"bordo" is spelled B-O-R-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɔɾ.du/.
What does "bordo" mean?
As a noun, "bordo" means: cada um dos lados de um navio
What words are commonly confused with "bordo"?
"bordo" is commonly confused with "born", "boto", "brio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bordo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bordo" is /ˈbɔɾ.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bordo" come from?
"bordo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

chamo#3,461vidro#3,444prato#3,431lição#3,419

Similar misspelling depth

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

ensaio7 variantsjunta7 variantsmexer7 variantsgreve7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list