bonhomme de neige
\bɔ.nɔm də nɛʒ\
The verdict
“bonhomme de neige” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Statue humanoïde faite de neige.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bonhomme-de-neige · bonhomme de neige · French
bonhomme de neige · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | bonhomme de neige |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bɔ.nɔm də nɛʒ\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bonhomme de neige » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bonhomme de neige is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bɔ.nɔm də nɛʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Statue humanoïde faite de neige.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bonhomme de neige, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is bonhomme de neige, spelled B-O-N-H-O-M-M-E- -D-E- -N-E-I-G-E.
Definition
- 1Statue humanoïde faite de neige.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how bonhomme de neige appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
« Ça va être une bonne neige pour faire des bonshommes de neige, pour faire des forts, pour s’amuser à l’extérieur. Par contre, (...). », soutient Simon Legault, météorologue à Environnement Canada.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.