bon d’achat
\bɔ̃.d‿a.ʃa\
The verdict
“bon d’achat” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Droit d'approvisionnement d'un commerçant auprès d'un producteur dans les situations de pénurie.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bon-d-achat · bon d’achat · French
bon d’achat · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bon d’achat |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bɔ̃.d‿a.ʃa\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bon d’achat » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bon d’achat is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bɔ̃.d‿a.ʃa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
bon d’achat doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is bon d’achat, spelled B-O-N- -D-’-A-C-H-A-T.
Definition
- 1Droit d'approvisionnement d'un commerçant auprès d'un producteur dans les situations de pénurie.
- 2Morceau de papier remis par les commerçants à leurs clients, et servant uniquement à acheter dans leur magasin.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how bon d’achat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ensuite, une loi du 13 septembre 1942 impose aux vignerons de vendre leurs vins aux porteurs de bons d’achat délivrés par le Service des boissons. De plus, les prix des vins taxés sont inférieurs aux prix de revient, et cette situation ne fait que s'aggraver avec la hausse rapide des frais d'exploitation.
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.