bonhomme
French, noun/bɔ.nɔm/
bonhomme is spelled B-O-N-H-O-M-M-E (8 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written French, the 6,701st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bonhomme is a French masculine noun meaning “fellow, chap” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Homme simple, peu avisé, qui se laisse dominer et tromper”.
What does bonhomme mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefellow, chap
- 2
masculinea basic figure meant to represent a person (e.g. a stick figure, a symbol on a sign, etc.)
- 3
masculinescarecrow
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Simple et serviable.
noun: 1. Homme simple, peu avisé, qui se laisse dominer et tromper. 2. Homme d’un âge avancé. 3. Homme du peuple ou de la campagne, en particulier paysan (du point de vue de la condition sociale). 4. Homme courageux, qui ne fuit pas ses responsabilités.
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 bonhomme
- bonshommes plural
- bonhommes plural
- bonne femme feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bonhomme?
- /bɔ.nɔm/
- \bɔ.nɔm\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is bonhomme in French?
bonhomme appears 10 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).