casse-bonbon

\kas bɔ̃.bɔ̃\

/\kas bɔ̃.bɔ̃\/ adj

The verdict

“casse-bonbon” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Ennuyeux, casse boule.

Corpus desk

Index FR-casse-bonbon · casse-bonbon · French

casse-bonbon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" 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.

Key facts for casse-bonbon
PropertyValue
Headwordcasse-bonbon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kas bɔ̃.bɔ̃\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « casse-bonbon » en français

casse-bonbonreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

casse-bonbon is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kas bɔ̃.bɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ennuyeux, casse boule.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for casse-bonbon, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is casse-bonbon, spelled C-A-S-S-E---B-O-N-B-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ennuyeux, casse boule.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. L’aéroport d’Istanbul est grand et commode. Dans plusieurs cafés il y a des fauteuils voltaire très confortables pour faire un somme et pas de serveurs casse-bonbons qui viennent vous réveiller pour vous demander si vous prenez quelque chose.

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 "casse-bonbon"?
"casse-bonbon" is spelled C-A-S-S-E---B-O-N-B-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \kas bɔ̃.bɔ̃\.
What does "casse-bonbon" mean?
As an adjective, "casse-bonbon" means: Ennuyeux, casse boule.
How do you pronounce "casse-bonbon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "casse-bonbon" is \kas bɔ̃.bɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "casse-bonbon" come from?
"casse-bonbon" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list