bonne à tout faire

\bɔ.n‿a tu fɛʁ\

/\bɔ.n‿a tu fɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“bonne à tout faire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Domestique que l’on peut employer à tous les travaux du ménage, de la cuisine, etc.

Key facts for bonne à tout faire
PropertyValue
Headwordbonne à tout faire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bɔ.n‿a tu fɛʁ\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bonne à tout faire” sits in French frequency

bonne à tout faire falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bonne à tout faire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bɔ.n‿a tu fɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bonne à tout faire, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is bonne à tout faire, spelled B-O-N-N-E- -À- -T-O-U-T- -F-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Domestique que l’on peut employer à tous les travaux du ménage, de la cuisine, etc.
  2. 2
    (ch. de f.) Locomotive utilisée aussi bien pour des trajets (voyageurs ou fret) de petites distances que pour des manœuvres en gare (triage ou remonte des convois entre une gare en cul-de-sac et un faisceau de remisage) :

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bonne à tout faire"?
"bonne à tout faire" is spelled B-O-N-N-E- -À- -T-O-U-T- -F-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bɔ.n‿a tu fɛʁ\.
What does "bonne à tout faire" mean?
As a noun, "bonne à tout faire" means: Domestique que l’on peut employer à tous les travaux du ménage, de la cuisine, etc.
How do you pronounce "bonne à tout faire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bonne à tout faire" is \bɔ.n‿a tu fɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bonne à tout faire" come from?
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Using “bonne à tout faire”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is B-O-N-N-E- -À- -T-O-U-T- -F-A-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \bɔ.n‿a tu fɛʁ\ (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
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