bonne à tout faire
\bɔ.n‿a tu fɛʁ\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bonne à tout faire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bɔ.n‿a tu fɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bonne à tout faire” sits in French frequency
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
- 1Domestique que l’on peut employer à tous les travaux du ménage, de la cuisine, etc.
- 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"?
What does "bonne à tout faire" mean?
How do you pronounce "bonne à tout faire"?
What language does "bonne à tout faire" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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.