bonne chance
\bɔn ʃɑ̃s\
The verdict
“bonne chance” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se dit pour porter bonheur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bonne-chance · bonne chance · French
bonne chance · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | bonne chance |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | \bɔn ʃɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bonne chance » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bonne chance is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \bɔn ʃɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se dit pour porter bonheur.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bonne chance, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. 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.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 chance, spelled B-O-N-N-E- -C-H-A-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1Se dit pour porter bonheur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bonne chance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je vous souhaite bonne chance et du succès dans votre travail.
J'y ai pensé. Bonne chance, amigo ! Et à la prochaine, ajouta-t-il tandis que les frères Knight s'engouffraient dans le 4x4 sans plus attendre.
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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.