bon matin
\bɔ̃ ma.tɛ̃\
The verdict
“bon matin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Formule de politesse amicale ou formelle utilisée pour saluer une personne le matin.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bon-matin · bon matin · French
bon matin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 matin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | \bɔ̃ ma.tɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bon matin » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bon matin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \bɔ̃ ma.tɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Formule de politesse amicale ou formelle utilisée pour saluer une personne le matin.".
bon matin has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is bon matin, spelled B-O-N- -M-A-T-I-N.
Definition
- 1Formule de politesse amicale ou formelle utilisée pour saluer une personne le matin.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bon matin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La semaine dernière, la foudre s’est abattue sur moi quand j’ai osé écrire sur les réseaux sociaux que « bon matin », calque de l’anglais good morning, me fait hurler.
Il est devenu courant d’entendre, surtout dans les émissions de radio ou de télévision — généralement en direct — diffusées en avant-midi, l’expression « bon matin » pour saluer ou accueillir un invité ou un collaborateur.
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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.