benevole

\be.ˈnɛ.vo.le\

/\be.ˈnɛ.vo.le\/ adj

The verdict

“benevole” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin pluriel de benevolo.

Corpus desk

Index FR-benevole · benevole · French

benevole · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" 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.

Key facts for benevole
PropertyValue
Headwordbenevole
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\be.ˈnɛ.vo.le\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « benevole » en français

benevolereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

benevole is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \be.ˈnɛ.vo.le\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Féminin pluriel de benevolo.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for benevole, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is benevole, spelled B-E-N-E-V-O-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin pluriel de benevolo.

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 "benevole"?
"benevole" is spelled B-E-N-E-V-O-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \be.ˈnɛ.vo.le\.
What does "benevole" mean?
As an adjective, "benevole" means: Féminin pluriel de benevolo.
How do you pronounce "benevole"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "benevole" is \be.ˈnɛ.vo.le\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "benevole" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list