de bonne heure
\də bɔ.n‿œʁ\
The verdict
“de bonne heure” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tôt, par opposition à tard.
Corpus desk
Index FR-de-bonne-heure · de bonne heure · French
de bonne heure · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | de bonne heure |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \də bɔ.n‿œʁ\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
de bonne heure is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \də bɔ.n‿œʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tôt, par opposition à tard.".
Zero misspellings are on record for de bonne heure in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is de bonne heure, spelled D-E- -B-O-N-N-E- -H-E-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1Tôt, par opposition à tard.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how de bonne heure appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le 16 nous montâmes à cheval de bonne heure, et cherchâmes nos compagnons le long du ruisseau.
Le lendemain, de bonne heure, en marchant sur Weissenfelds, il fallut tirailler contre les Westphaliens, qui nous suivirent jusqu’au village d’Eglaystadt.
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.