bon sens
\bɔ̃ sɑ̃s\
The verdict
“bon sens” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Capacité de discerner clairement ce qui est évident, sans en être distrait par d’autres considérations.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bon sens |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bɔ̃ sɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bon sens” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
bon sens is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bɔ̃ sɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Capacité de discerner clairement ce qui est évident, sans en être distrait par d’autres considérations.".
No misspelling variants are generated for bon sens in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is bon sens, spelled B-O-N- -S-E-N-S.
Definition
- 1Capacité de discerner clairement ce qui est évident, sans en être distrait par d’autres considérations.
This word in other languages
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 sens”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is B-O-N- -S-E-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \bɔ̃ sɑ̃s\ (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.