# Benoit

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /bɛnˈwɑː/ · frequency rank #29,186

## Definitions
1. A male given name from French, equivalent to English Benedict.
2. A surname from French, equivalent to English Benedict.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French Benoît.

## Easily confused with
- **bent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/benoit-vs-bent)
- **Beit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beit-vs-benoit)
- **Benji** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/benji-vs-benoit)
- **Benin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/benin-vs-benoit)
- **bandit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bandit-vs-benoit)
- **Bennet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bennet-vs-benoit)
- **Bennie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bennie-vs-benoit)
- **Beloit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beloit-vs-benoit)
- **benefit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/benefit-vs-benoit)

## Common misspellings (8)
`bbenoit`, `beniot`, `bennoit`, `benoitt`, `benoti`, `beonit`, `bneoit`, `ebnoit`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/benoit