de bonne volonté
\də bɔn vo.lɔ̃.te\
The verdict
“de bonne volonté” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dont le but est de faire le bien.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | de bonne volonté |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \də bɔn vo.lɔ̃.te\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “de bonne volonté” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
de bonne volonté is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \də bɔn vo.lɔ̃.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
de bonne volonté doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is de bonne volonté, spelled D-E- -B-O-N-N-E- -V-O-L-O-N-T-É.
Definition
- 1Dont le but est de faire le bien.
- 2Serviable, qui veut de rendre service.
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.
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Using “de bonne volonté”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-E- -B-O-N-N-E- -V-O-L-O-N-T-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.