bonnet de police
\bɔ.nɛ də po.lis\
The verdict
“bonnet de police” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Calot, coiffure de soldat.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bonnet-de-police · bonnet de police · French
bonnet de police · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bonnet de police |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bɔ.nɛ də po.lis\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
bonnet de police is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bɔ.nɛ də po.lis\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Calot, coiffure de soldat.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bonnet de police, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is bonnet de police, spelled B-O-N-N-E-T- -D-E- -P-O-L-I-C-E.
Definition
- 1Calot, coiffure de soldat.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bonnet de police appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ces messieurs étaient furieux, car ils croyaient deviner que Lucien les prenait pour des sots. Aussi il fallait voir leur air hautain quand il se trompait sur la durée que, d’après les ordonnances, doit avoir le pantalon d’écurie ou le bonnet de police.
Auprès de lui trois chiens tassés sous sa chaise se chauffaient sans remuer. Un caniche blanc, un barbet noir, et une petite chienne grise à la mine futée et douce ; le caniche était coiffé d’un vieux bonnet de police retenu sous son menton par une lanière de cuir.
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.