buenos días

\ˈbwe.nos ˈdi.as\

/\ˈbwe.nos ˈdi.as\/ intj

The verdict

“buenos días” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bonjour.

Key facts for buenos días
PropertyValue
Headwordbuenos días
LanguageFrench
Part of speechInterjection
IPA\ˈbwe.nos ˈdi.as\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “buenos días” sits in French frequency

buenos días falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

buenos días is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \ˈbwe.nos ˈdi.as\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bonjour.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for buenos días, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 buenos días, spelled B-U-E-N-O-S- -D-Í-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bonjour.

Synonyms

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 "buenos días"?
"buenos días" is spelled B-U-E-N-O-S- -D-Í-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈbwe.nos ˈdi.as\.
What does "buenos días" mean?
As an interjection, "buenos días" means: Bonjour.
How do you pronounce "buenos días"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "buenos días" is \ˈbwe.nos ˈdi.as\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "buenos días" come from?
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Using “buenos días”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is B-U-E-N-O-S- -D-Í-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ˈbwe.nos ˈdi.as\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list