bon Dieu de merde

\bɔ̃ djø də mɛʁd\

/\bɔ̃ djø də mɛʁd\/ intj

The verdict

“bon Dieu de merde” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Juron.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bon-dieu-de-merde · bon Dieu de merde · French

bon Dieu de merde · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 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.

Key facts for bon Dieu de merde
PropertyValue
Headwordbon Dieu de merde
LanguageFrench
Part of speechInterjection
IPA\bɔ̃ djø də mɛʁd\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « bon Dieu de merde » en français

bon Dieu de merden'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

bon Dieu de merde is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \bɔ̃ djø də mɛʁd\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Juron.".

No misspelling variants are generated for bon Dieu de merde in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is bon Dieu de merde, spelled B-O-N- -D-I-E-U- -D-E- -M-E-R-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Juron.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Le lendemain après-midi, bon Dieu de merde, ce foutu pot de colle est apparu de nouveau dans mon rétroviseur !

Synonyms

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 "bon Dieu de merde"?
"bon Dieu de merde" is spelled B-O-N- -D-I-E-U- -D-E- -M-E-R-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bɔ̃ djø də mɛʁd\.
What does "bon Dieu de merde" mean?
As an interjection, "bon Dieu de merde" means: Juron.
How do you pronounce "bon Dieu de merde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bon Dieu de merde" is \bɔ̃ djø də mɛʁd\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bon Dieu de merde" come from?
"bon Dieu de merde" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list