Bonnefoy

name

The verdict

“Bonnefoy” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #46,031. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,031
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-bonnefoy · Bonnefoy · French

Bonnefoy · rank #46,031 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,031
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH bocca

Nearest frequency peer: bocca (-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 « Bonnefoy »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Bonnefoy » 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
Key facts for Bonnefoy
PropertyValue
HeadwordBonnefoy
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters8
Frequency rank#46,031
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Bonnefoy »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Bonnefoyse 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 « bocca » (#46,030), « Bonneval » (#46,032), « blondin » (#46,029). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « Bonnefoy » est au #46,031. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Bonnefoy, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #46,031 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nom de famille.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bonnefoy, with forms such as "bbonnefoy", "bnonefoy", and "bonefoy". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Bonnefoy, spelled B-O-N-N-E-F-O-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Bonnefoy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. On est très malheureux, regrette Nadine Bonnefoy, une des responsables du parc.
  2. Ici, ce soir, la combe dévale ; la prade des Bréjassoux danse la farandole ; la grange des Bonnefoy s’enroule dans une retraite aux flambeaux.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbonnefoy
  • bnonefoy
  • bonefoy
  • bonenfoy
  • bonneffoy
  • bonnefoyy
  • bonnefyo
  • bonneofy
  • bonnfeoy
  • obnnefoy

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bonnefoy - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbonnefoy1bnonefoy2bonefoy1bonenfoy2bonneffoy1bonnefoyy1bonnefyo2bonneofy2
Edit distance from "Bonnefoy"

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 "Bonnefoy"?
"Bonnefoy" is spelled B-O-N-N-E-F-O-Y.
What does "Bonnefoy" mean?
As a proper noun, "Bonnefoy" means: Nom de famille.
What are common misspellings of "Bonnefoy"?
Common misspellings include "bbonnefoy", "bnonefoy", "bonefoy", "bonenfoy", "bonneffoy". The correct spelling is "Bonnefoy".
What language does "Bonnefoy" come from?
"Bonnefoy" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list