bon Dieu de bois
\bɔ̃ djø də bwa\
The verdict
“bon Dieu de bois” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Juron.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bon-dieu-de-bois · bon Dieu de bois · French
bon Dieu de bois · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 Dieu de bois |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | \bɔ̃ djø də bwa\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bon Dieu de bois » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bon Dieu de bois is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \bɔ̃ djø də bwa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Juron.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bon Dieu de bois, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is bon Dieu de bois, spelled B-O-N- -D-I-E-U- -D-E- -B-O-I-S.
Definition
- 1Juron.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bon Dieu de bois appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
« Bon Dieu de bois ! » s’est écrié le vénérable abbé Puce.
... où j'ai mis mon mouchoir, bon Dieu de bois ?
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.