bonté divine
\bɔ̃.te di.vin\
The verdict
“bonté divine” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exclamation exprimant la stupeur, la colère, l’étonnement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bonte-divine · bonté divine · French
bonté divine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | bonté divine |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | \bɔ̃.te di.vin\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bonté divine » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bonté divine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \bɔ̃.te di.vin\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Exclamation exprimant la stupeur, la colère, l’étonnement.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bonté divine, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is bonté divine, spelled B-O-N-T-É- -D-I-V-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Exclamation exprimant la stupeur, la colère, l’étonnement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bonté divine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bonté divine !… dit M. Seguin ; mais qu’est-ce qu’on leur fait donc à mes chèvres ? Encore une que le loup va me manger… Eh bien, non… je te sauverai malgré toi, coquine ! et de peur que tu ne rompes ta corde, je vais t’enfermer dans l’étable, et tu y resteras toujours.
– Bonté divine, j’te demande pardon, mon pote, je t’avais pas vu arriver ! s’excusa-t-il.
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.