bon point
\bɔ̃ pwɛ̃\
The verdict
“bon point” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Récompense distribuée à l’école à un bon élève.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bon point |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bɔ̃ pwɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bon point” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for bon point is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \bɔ̃ pwɛ̃\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bon point, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 bon point, spelled B-O-N- -P-O-I-N-T.
Definition
- 1Récompense distribuée à l’école à un bon élève.
- 2Bonne appréciation.
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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.
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Using “bon point”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is B-O-N- -P-O-I-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \bɔ̃ pwɛ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.