bona fide
\ˌbəʊ.nə.ˈfaɪ.di\
The verdict
“bona fide” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - De bonne foi.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bona-fide · bona fide · French
bona fide · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | bona fide |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˌbəʊ.nə.ˈfaɪ.di\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
bona fide is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˌbəʊ.nə.ˈfaɪ.di\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bona fide, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is bona fide, spelled B-O-N-A- -F-I-D-E.
Definition
- 1De bonne foi.
- 2Véritable, authentique ; non contrefait.
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.