en avoir de bonnes
\ɑ̃ a.vwaʁ də bɔn\
The verdict
“en avoir de bonnes” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Plaisanter, ne pas être sérieux.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | en avoir de bonnes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ a.vwaʁ də bɔn\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “en avoir de bonnes” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
en avoir de bonnes is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɑ̃ a.vwaʁ də bɔn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plaisanter, ne pas être sérieux.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for en avoir de bonnes in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is en avoir de bonnes, spelled E-N- -A-V-O-I-R- -D-E- -B-O-N-N-E-S.
Definition
- 1Plaisanter, ne pas être sérieux.
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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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is E-N- -A-V-O-I-R- -D-E- -B-O-N-N-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɑ̃ a.vwaʁ də bɔn\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.