bonbec
French, noun/bɔ̃.bɛk/
bonbec is spelled B-O-N-B-E-C (6 letters) and appears about once in every 85 million words in written French, the 288,492nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bonbec is a French masculine noun meaning “sweet, bonbon, candy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Bonbon”.
What does bonbec mean in English?
noun
- 1
informalmasculinesweet, bonbon, candy
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bonbon.
noun: 1. Sobriquet par lequel le peuple désigne une femme bavarde.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bonbec
- bonbecs plural
- bombec
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bonbec?
- /bɔ̃.bɛk/
- \bɔ̃.bɛk\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is bonbec in French?
bonbec appears about once in every 85 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).