bonhommes

\bɔ.nɔm\

/\bɔ.nɔm\/ adj

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The verdict

“bonhommes” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #33,147. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,147
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de bonhomme.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bonhommes · bonhommes · French

bonhommes · rank #33,147 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,147
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH boisées

Nearest frequency peer: boisées (-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 « bonhommes »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « bonhommes » 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).

bonhommes vs bonshommes
90% similar
bonhommes vs bonhomme
89% similar

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

Key facts for bonhommes
PropertyValue
Headwordbonhommes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\bɔ.nɔm\
Letters9
Frequency rank#33,147
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « bonhommes »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).bonhommesse 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 « boisées » (#33,146), « bordées » (#33,148), « bock » (#33,145). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bonhommes » est au #33,147. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around bonhommes (IPA \bɔ.nɔm\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #33,147 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de bonhomme.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for bonhommes, with forms such as "bbonhommes", "bnohommes", and "bohnommes". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "bonshommes", "bonhomme", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is bonhommes, spelled B-O-N-H-O-M-M-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de bonhomme.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbonhommes
  • bnohommes
  • bohnommes
  • bonhhommes
  • bonhmomes
  • bonhomems
  • bonhomes
  • bonhommess
  • bonhommse
  • bonnhommes
  • bonohmmes
  • obnhommes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bonhommes - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbonhommes1bnohommes2bohnommes2bonhhommes1bonhmomes2bonhomems2bonhomes1bonhommess1
Edit distance from "bonhommes"

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 "bonhommes"?
"bonhommes" is spelled B-O-N-H-O-M-M-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \bɔ.nɔm\.
What does "bonhommes" mean?
As an adjective, "bonhommes" means: Pluriel de bonhomme.
What words are commonly confused with "bonhommes"?
"bonhommes" is commonly confused with "bonshommes", "bonhomme". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bonhommes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bonhommes" is \bɔ.nɔm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bonhommes" come from?
"bonhommes" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

boréales12 variantsbrèches12 variantsbaladent12 variantschantera12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list