bon sang de bonsoir
\bɔ̃ sɑ̃ d(ə )bɔ̃.swaʁ\
The verdict
“bon sang de bonsoir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sacrebleu.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bon-sang-de-bonsoir · bon sang de bonsoir · French
bon sang de bonsoir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 bonsoir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | \bɔ̃ sɑ̃ d(ə )bɔ̃.swaʁ\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bon sang de bonsoir » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bon sang de bonsoir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \bɔ̃ sɑ̃ d(ə )bɔ̃.swaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sacrebleu.".
bon sang de bonsoir doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is bon sang de bonsoir, spelled B-O-N- -S-A-N-G- -D-E- -B-O-N-S-O-I-R.
Definition
- 1Sacrebleu.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bon sang de bonsoir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bon sang de bonsoir, s’exclama le petit frère de Jake.
Mais qu’est-ce qui lui avait pris, à Bob, bon sang de bonsoir ?
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.