bonnet

\bɔ.nɛ\

/\bɔ.nɛ\/ noun

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The verdict

“bonnet” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,930. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,930
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Coiffure faite ordinairement de tissu, de tricot ou de peau et dont la forme varie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bonnet · bonnet · French

bonnet · rank #6,930 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,930
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH Biologie

Nearest frequency peer: Biologie (-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 « bonnet »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « bonnet » 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).

bonnet vs borne
67% similar
bonnet vs bonté
50% similar
bonnet vs boone
67% similar

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

Key facts for bonnet
PropertyValue
Headwordbonnet
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bɔ.nɛ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,930
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « bonnet »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.bonnetse 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 « Biologie » (#6,929), « boucher » (#6,931), « bouffer » (#6,932). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bonnet » est au #6,930. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around bonnet (IPA \bɔ.nɛ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,930 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for bonnet, with forms such as "bbonnet", "bnonet", and "bonent". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "borne", "bonté", "boone", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is bonnet, spelled B-O-N-N-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Coiffure faite ordinairement de tissu, de tricot ou de peau et dont la forme varie.
  2. 2
    Pièce du soutien-gorge qui recouvre le sein.
  3. 3
    Extrémités élastiques d'un drap-housse dont la hauteur doit correspondre à celle du matelas.
  4. 4
    Synonyme de réticulum, le second estomac des ruminants.
  5. 5
    Enveloppe à œillères dont on couvre la tête des chevaux et qui a des étuis pour les oreilles.
  6. 6
    Partie arrière d'une dinde découpée comprenant le croupion et les deux cuisses.
  7. 7
    Chapeau conique en tôle que l'on dispose au dessus d'un conduit de fumée de sorte que la pluie ne puisse pas y pénétrer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les institutrices ont une manière à elles de mettre leurs bonnets. De même que les vieilles Anglaises ont acquis le monopole des turbans, les institutrices ont le monopole de ces bonnets ; la carcasse y domine les fleurs, les fleurs en sont plus qu’artificielles ; long-temps gardé dans les armoires, ce bonnet est toujours neuf et toujours vieux, même le p…
  2. Elle était si jolie avec son bonnet rond et son ruban rose, son déshabillé de cirsakas et ses petits souliers jonquille, que mon oncle s'arrêta un instant pour la regarder.

Synonyms

toqueréticulumréseau

This word in other languages

beanie(English)gorro(Español)Mütze(Deutsch)barrete(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbonnet
  • bnonet
  • bonent
  • bonet
  • bonnett
  • bonnte
  • obnnet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbonnet1bnonet2bonent2bonet1bonnett1bonnte2obnnet2
Edit distance from "bonnet"

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 "bonnet"?
"bonnet" is spelled B-O-N-N-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \bɔ.nɛ\.
What does "bonnet" mean?
As a noun, "bonnet" means: Coiffure faite ordinairement de tissu, de tricot ou de peau et dont la forme varie.
What words are commonly confused with "bonnet"?
"bonnet" is commonly confused with "borne", "bonté", "boone". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bonnet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bonnet" is \bɔ.nɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bonnet" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

abattu#6,918conçue#6,942équipé#6,917Wilson#6,912

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

amont7 variantsalpha7 variantsCoran7 variantscreux7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list