bon sang de bois
\bɔ̃ sɑ̃ də bwa\
The verdict
“bon sang 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) - Sacrebleu.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bon-sang-de-bois · bon sang de bois · French
bon sang de bois · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 sang de bois |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | \bɔ̃ sɑ̃ də bwa\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bon sang de bois » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bon sang de bois is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \bɔ̃ sɑ̃ də bwa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sacrebleu.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for bon sang de bois in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 sang de bois, spelled B-O-N- -S-A-N-G- -D-E- -B-O-I-S.
Definition
- 1Sacrebleu.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bon sang de bois appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Qu’a-t-il essayé, bon sang de bois ?
"Bon sang de bois. Excusez-moi."
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.