bonnet d’évêque

\bɔ.nɛ d‿e.vɛk\

/\bɔ.nɛ d‿e.vɛk\/ noun

The verdict

“bonnet d’évêque” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chapeau quadrangulaire porté par les évêques.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bonnet-d-eveque · bonnet d’évêque · French

bonnet d’évêque · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for bonnet d’évêque
PropertyValue
Headwordbonnet d’évêque
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bɔ.nɛ d‿e.vɛk\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « bonnet d’évêque » en français

bonnet d’évêquen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bonnet d’évêque is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bɔ.nɛ d‿e.vɛk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bonnet d’évêque, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is bonnet d’évêque, spelled B-O-N-N-E-T- -D-’-É-V-Ê-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chapeau quadrangulaire porté par les évêques.
  2. 2
    Nom vernaculaire du fusain d’Europe, petit arbre de la famille des Celastraceae, de nom scientifique Euonymus europaeus, nommé ainsi du fait de la forme de ses fruits.
  3. 3
    Nom vernaculaire de la fritillaire pintade, plante herbacée vivace de la famille des Liliaceae, de nom scientifique Fritillaria meleagris.
  4. 4
    Nom vernaculaire d'un piment qui est le fruit de Capsicum chinense.
  5. 5
    Nom vernaculaire dAstrophytum Myriostigma, cactus globuleux originaire du Mexique.
  6. 6
    Croupion d’une volaille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Brusquement, il donna un dernier coup ; l’arrière-train de la bête se sépara et se tint debout, le croupion en l’air : c’était le bonnet d’évêque.

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 "bonnet d’évêque"?
"bonnet d’évêque" is spelled B-O-N-N-E-T- -D-’-É-V-Ê-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bɔ.nɛ d‿e.vɛk\.
What does "bonnet d’évêque" mean?
As a noun, "bonnet d’évêque" means: Chapeau quadrangulaire porté par les évêques.
How do you pronounce "bonnet d’évêque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bonnet d’évêque" is \bɔ.nɛ d‿e.vɛk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list