bonne nuit

[bɔn‿nɥi]

/[bɔn‿nɥi]/ phrase

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The verdict

“bonne nuit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - gute Nacht

Key facts for bonne nuit
PropertyValue
Headwordbonne nuit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[bɔn‿nɥi]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bonne nuit” sits in German frequency

bonne nuit falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

bonne nuit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [bɔn‿nɥi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gute Nacht".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bonne nuit, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is bonne nuit, spelled B-O-N-N-E- -N-U-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    gute Nacht

Antonyms

bonjourbonsoirau revoir

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 "bonne nuit"?
"bonne nuit" is spelled B-O-N-N-E- -N-U-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bɔn‿nɥi].
What does "bonne nuit" mean?
As a phrase, "bonne nuit" means: gute Nacht
How do you pronounce "bonne nuit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bonne nuit" is [bɔn‿nɥi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bonne nuit" come from?
"bonne nuit" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “bonne nuit”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-O-N-N-E- -N-U-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bɔn‿nɥi] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list