bonnes

\bɔn\

/\bɔn\/ adj

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The verdict

“bonnes” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #975. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#975
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin pluriel de bon.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bonnes · bonnes · French

bonnes · rank #975 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #975
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH commencer

Nearest frequency peer: commencer (+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 « bonnes »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « bonnes » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

bonnes vs bons
67% similar
bonnes vs bonus
67% similar
bonnes vs borne
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for bonnes
PropertyValue
Headwordbonnes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\bɔn\
Letters6
Frequency rank#975
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « bonnes »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).bonnesse 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 « commencer » (#976), « activités » (#973), « commerce » (#977). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bonnes » est au #975. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around bonnes (IPA \bɔn\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #975 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin pluriel de bon.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for bonnes, with forms such as "bbonnes", "bnones", and "bonens". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bons", "bonus", "borne", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is bonnes, spelled B-O-N-N-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin pluriel de bon.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nous roulions beaucoup, mais sans recevoir de coups de mer ; la précaution que j’avais pris de filer de l’huile contribua à nous maintenir dans de bonnes conditions.
  2. Elles sont très bonnes, selon l’apparence mais elles ont besoin d’être cuites et de se députréfier.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbonnes
  • bnones
  • bonens
  • bonness
  • bonnse
  • obnnes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bonnes - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbonnes1bnones2bonens2bonness1bonnse2obnnes2
Edit distance from "bonnes"

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 "bonnes"?
"bonnes" is spelled B-O-N-N-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \bɔn\.
What does "bonnes" mean?
As an adjective, "bonnes" means: Féminin pluriel de bon.
What words are commonly confused with "bonnes"?
"bonnes" is commonly confused with "bons", "bonus", "borne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bonnes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bonnes" is \bɔn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bonnes" come from?
"bonnes" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

grosse#981médias#969Michel#983rendez#987

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

appelé6 variantslettre6 variantslieux6 variantsLyon6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list