de bonne foi

\də bɔ.nə fwa\

/\də bɔ.nə fwa\/ adv

The verdict

“de bonne foi” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. 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) - Avec de la bonne foi.

Corpus desk

Index FR-de-bonne-foi · de bonne foi · French

de bonne foi · 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 "D" 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 de bonne foi
PropertyValue
Headwordde bonne foi
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\də bɔ.nə fwa\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « de bonne foi » en français

de bonne foisiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

de bonne foi is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \də bɔ.nə fwa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

de bonne foi doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is de bonne foi, spelled D-E- -B-O-N-N-E- -F-O-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Avec de la bonne foi.
  2. 2
    Façon de parler dont on se sert pour engager une personne à répondre, à s’exprimer franchement, ou à ne juger d’une chose que selon le bon sens, la conscience, etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. À trente ans seulement une femme peut connaître les ressources de cette situation. […]. Vous ne devinez jamais si, à cet âge, elle est franche ou fausse, si elle se moque ou si elle est de bonne foi dans ses aveux.
  2. Il est vrai que cette dette était inexigible et que cependant le souscripteur a pu être judiciairement contraint à la payer à un tiers porteur de bonne foi. Mais quelle est la mesure de cette inexigibilité dont se trouve frappée la dette de jeu ?

Synonyms

bona fideen bonne foi

Antonyms

de mauvaise foi

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "de bonne foi"?
"de bonne foi" is spelled D-E- -B-O-N-N-E- -F-O-I. The IPA pronunciation is \də bɔ.nə fwa\.
What does "de bonne foi" mean?
As an adverb, "de bonne foi" means: Avec de la bonne foi.
How do you pronounce "de bonne foi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "de bonne foi" is \də bɔ.nə fwa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "de bonne foi" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list