bienvenu

\bjɛ̃.və.ny\

/\bjɛ̃.və.ny\/ adj

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The verdict

“bienvenu” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #10,279. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,279
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui arrive à propos, que l’on accueille avec plaisir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bienvenu · bienvenu · French

bienvenu · rank #10,279 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,279
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bayrou

Nearest frequency peer: Bayrou (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « bienvenu »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « bienvenu » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

bienvenu vs bienvenue
89% similar
bienvenu vs bienvenus
89% similar
bienvenu vs bienvenues
80% similar

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

Key facts for bienvenu
PropertyValue
Headwordbienvenu
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\bjɛ̃.və.ny\
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,279
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « bienvenu »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).bienvenuse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Bayrou » (#10,278), « blaise » (#10,280), « bats » (#10,277). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bienvenu » est au #10,279. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around bienvenu (IPA \bjɛ̃.və.ny\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,279 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui arrive à propos, que l’on accueille avec plaisir.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for bienvenu, with forms such as "bbienvenu", "beinvenu", and "bienevnu". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "bienvenue", "bienvenus", "bienvenues", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is bienvenu, spelled B-I-E-N-V-E-N-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui arrive à propos, que l’on accueille avec plaisir.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how bienvenu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. C’est un homme qui est bienvenu partout.
  2. Vous ne seriez pas bienvenu à aller lui dire cela.

Antonyms

malvenu

This word in other languages

welcome(English)bienvenido(Español)willkommen(Deutsch)bem-vindo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbienvenu
  • beinvenu
  • bienevnu
  • biennvenu
  • bienvennu
  • bienveun
  • bienvneu
  • bienvvenu
  • bievnenu
  • binevenu
  • ibenvenu

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bienvenu - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbienvenu1beinvenu2bienevnu2biennvenu1bienvennu1bienveun2bienvneu2bienvvenu1
Edit distance from "bienvenu"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bienvenu"?
"bienvenu" is spelled B-I-E-N-V-E-N-U. The IPA pronunciation is \bjɛ̃.və.ny\.
What does "bienvenu" mean?
As an adjective, "bienvenu" means: Qui arrive à propos, que l’on accueille avec plaisir.
What words are commonly confused with "bienvenu"?
"bienvenu" is commonly confused with "bienvenue", "bienvenus", "bienvenues". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bienvenu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bienvenu" is \bjɛ̃.və.ny\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bienvenu" come from?
"bienvenu" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bouillon#10,282antennes#10,273consulat#10,298dentaire#10,306

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

casquette11 variantsabsents11 variantscrochet11 variantssévères11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list