bons

\bɔ̃\

/\bɔ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“bons” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #933. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#933
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de bon.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bons · bons · French

bons · rank #933 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #933
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH avenir

Nearest frequency peer: avenir (-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 « bons »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « bons » 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).

bons vs BS
0% similar
bons vs bus
50% similar
bons vs box
50% similar

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

Key facts for bons
PropertyValue
Headwordbons
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\bɔ̃\
Letters4
Frequency rank#933
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « bons »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).bonsse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « avenir » (#932), « critique » (#934), « éléments » (#931). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bons » est au #933. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around bons (IPA \bɔ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #933 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de bon.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for bons, with forms such as "bbons", "bnos", and "bonns". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "BS", "bus", "box", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is bons, spelled B-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de bon.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Qu’on n’objecte pas que c’en serait fait de la jeunesse, privée de ces Mentors, ou tout au moins les possédant moins près d’elle ; la jeunesse, sauf les bons moutons de Panurge dont on fait le calque d’un programme et que l’on dresse à remplir des fonctions qu’ils remplissent mal, perd un temps précieux à se défarcir la tête des opinions erronées, définit…

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbons
  • bnos
  • bonns
  • bonss
  • bosn
  • obns

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bons - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbons1bnos2bonns1bonss1bosn2obns2
Edit distance from "bons"

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 "bons"?
"bons" is spelled B-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \bɔ̃\.
What does "bons" mean?
As an adjective, "bons" means: Masculin pluriel de bon.
What words are commonly confused with "bons"?
"bons" is commonly confused with "BS", "bus", "box". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bons"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bons" is \bɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bons" come from?
"bons" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Note#925fête#943faux#920paix#908

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

voulu6 variantspuisse6 variantsbonnes6 variantssang6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list