bondir

\bɔ̃.diʁ\

/\bɔ̃.diʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“bondir” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,783. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,783
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sauter, en parlant de certains animaux, et même des personnes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bondir · bondir · French

bondir · rank #23,783 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,783
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH BNF

Nearest frequency peer: BNF (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « bondir »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « bondir » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

bondir vs boni
67% similar
bondir vs Bondy
50% similar
bondir vs bonds
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for bondir
PropertyValue
Headwordbondir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\bɔ̃.diʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#23,783
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « bondir »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).bondirse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « BNF » (#23,782), « Borussia » (#23,784), « blanchi » (#23,781). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bondir » est au #23,783. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around bondir (IPA \bɔ̃.diʁ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #23,783 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for bondir, with forms such as "bbondir", "bnodir", and "bodnir". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "boni", "Bondy", "bonds", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is bondir, spelled B-O-N-D-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sauter, en parlant de certains animaux, et même des personnes.
  2. 2
    Faire un ou plusieurs bonds.
  3. 3
    S’émouvoir vivement.
  4. 4
    Se hâter.
  5. 5
    Grimper, atteindre des sommets.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how bondir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sur ces entrefaites, la portière se souleva et Henri de Navarre parut. La petite levrette, qui dormait sur le trône, bondit et courut à lui.
  2. Autour de la chambre, le long de la plinthe, des belettes courent, bondissent, se poursuivent…

This word in other languages

spring(English)botar(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbondir
  • bnodir
  • bodnir
  • bonddir
  • bondirr
  • bondri
  • bonidr
  • bonndir
  • obndir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bondir - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbondir1bnodir2bodnir2bonddir1bondirr1bondri2bonidr2bonndir1
Edit distance from "bondir"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bondir"?
"bondir" is spelled B-O-N-D-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \bɔ̃.diʁ\.
What does "bondir" mean?
As a verb, "bondir" means: Sauter, en parlant de certains animaux, et même des personnes.
What words are commonly confused with "bondir"?
"bondir" is commonly confused with "boni", "Bondy", "bonds". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bondir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bondir" is \bɔ̃.diʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bondir" come from?
"bondir" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bondir", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bâties#23,788celtes#23,796arêtes#23,766appela#23,762

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Borussia9 variantsbénisse9 variantsballades9 variantscagoule9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list