bonne fortune

\bɔn fɔʁ.tyn\

/\bɔn fɔʁ.tyn\/ noun

The verdict

“bonne fortune” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Avantage inattendu.

Key facts for bonne fortune
PropertyValue
Headwordbonne fortune
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bɔn fɔʁ.tyn\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bonne fortune” sits in French frequency

bonne fortune 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for bonne fortune is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \bɔn fɔʁ.tyn\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bonne fortune, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is bonne fortune, spelled B-O-N-N-E- -F-O-R-T-U-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Avantage inattendu.
  2. 2
    Faveurs d’une femme.

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 fortune"?
"bonne fortune" is spelled B-O-N-N-E- -F-O-R-T-U-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bɔn fɔʁ.tyn\.
What does "bonne fortune" mean?
As a noun, "bonne fortune" means: Avantage inattendu.
How do you pronounce "bonne fortune"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bonne fortune" is \bɔn fɔʁ.tyn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bonne fortune" come from?
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Using “bonne fortune”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is B-O-N-N-E- -F-O-R-T-U-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \bɔn fɔʁ.tyn\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list