bonnes manières

\bɔn ma.njɛʁ\

/\bɔn ma.njɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“bonnes manières” 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
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Attitudes, gestes, comportements considérés comme conformes à la politesse, au savoir-vivre.

Key facts for bonnes manières
PropertyValue
Headwordbonnes manières
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bɔn ma.njɛʁ\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bonnes manières” sits in French frequency

bonnes manières 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 bonnes manières is 15 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \bɔn ma.njɛʁ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Attitudes, gestes, comportements considérés comme conformes à la politesse, au savoir-vivre.".

No misspelling variants are generated for bonnes manières in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is bonnes manières, spelled B-O-N-N-E-S- -M-A-N-I-È-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Attitudes, gestes, comportements considérés comme conformes à la politesse, au savoir-vivre.

Antonyms

mauvaises manières

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 "bonnes manières"?
"bonnes manières" is spelled B-O-N-N-E-S- -M-A-N-I-È-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \bɔn ma.njɛʁ\.
What does "bonnes manières" mean?
As a noun, "bonnes manières" means: Attitudes, gestes, comportements considérés comme conformes à la politesse, au savoir-vivre.
How do you pronounce "bonnes manières"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bonnes manières" is \bɔn ma.njɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bonnes manières" come from?
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Using “bonnes manières”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is B-O-N-N-E-S- -M-A-N-I-È-R-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \bɔn ma.njɛʁ\ (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