bondissant

\bɔ̃.di.sɑ̃\

/\bɔ̃.di.sɑ̃\/ adj

The verdict

“bondissant” is uncommon French (frequency #53,165 among 227,490 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,165
frequency rank, French
227,490
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui bondit.

Key facts for bondissant
PropertyValue
Headwordbondissant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\bɔ̃.di.sɑ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#53,165
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bondissant” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). bondissant lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bondissant is uncommon French at frequency #53,165 among 227,490 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \bɔ̃.di.sɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui bondit.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for bondissant in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 bondissant, spelled B-O-N-D-I-S-S-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui bondit.

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); 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 "bondissant"?
"bondissant" is spelled B-O-N-D-I-S-S-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \bɔ̃.di.sɑ̃\.
What does "bondissant" mean?
As an adjective, "bondissant" means: Qui bondit.
How do you pronounce "bondissant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bondissant" is \bɔ̃.di.sɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bondissant" come from?
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Using “bondissant”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is B-O-N-D-I-S-S-A-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \bɔ̃.di.sɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list