à bon compte
\a bɔ̃ kɔ̃t\
The verdict
“à bon compte” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - À bon marché.
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-bon-compte · à bon compte · French
à bon compte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "À" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | à bon compte |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \a bɔ̃ kɔ̃t\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
à bon compte is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a bɔ̃ kɔ̃t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for à bon compte, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is à bon compte, spelled À- -B-O-N- -C-O-M-P-T-E.
Definition
- 1À bon marché.
- 2Sans trop de dommage.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how à bon compte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il a eu cela à bon compte.
Vivre à bon compte, vivre à bon marché.
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.