bonnet de nuit
\bɔ.nɛ də nɥi\
The verdict
“bonnet de nuit” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sorte de bonnet que l’on met pour dormir.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bonnet de nuit |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bɔ.nɛ də nɥi\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bonnet de nuit” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
bonnet de nuit is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bɔ.nɛ də nɥi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for bonnet de nuit in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is bonnet de nuit, spelled B-O-N-N-E-T- -D-E- -N-U-I-T.
Definition
- 1Sorte de bonnet que l’on met pour dormir.
- 2Couche-tôt.
- 3Se dit d’une personne ennuyeuse, qui n’aime pas s’amuser.
- 4Petit verre de boisson alcoolisée, bu avant de se coucher.
- 5Petit objet de forme conique que l’on pose sur la mèche d’une bougie pour l’éteindre ; appelé aussi éteignoir.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “bonnet de nuit”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is B-O-N-N-E-T- -D-E- -N-U-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \bɔ.nɛ də nɥi\ (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.