en dépit du bon sens
\ɑ̃ de.pi dy bɔ̃ sɑ̃s\
The verdict
“en dépit du bon sens” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Absurdement ; sans aucune logique.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-depit-du-bon-sens · en dépit du bon sens · French
en dépit du bon sens · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 20 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | en dépit du bon sens |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ de.pi dy bɔ̃ sɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
en dépit du bon sens is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɑ̃ de.pi dy bɔ̃ sɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Absurdement ; sans aucune logique.".
No misspelling variants are generated for en dépit du bon sens in our 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.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 en dépit du bon sens, spelled E-N- -D-É-P-I-T- -D-U- -B-O-N- -S-E-N-S.
Definition
- 1Absurdement ; sans aucune logique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how en dépit du bon sens appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Oh ! ma chère ! le joli chapeau ! avez vous toujours la même marchande de modes? — Mon Dieu non ! je l’ai changée, elle me coiffait en dépit du bon sens.
Je ne veux pas faire allusion à certaines affirmations formulées ici aujourd’hui, en dépit du bon sens et en dehors de toute mesure, mais il est évident que quelque chose a avancé en Turquie de même que dans cette Assemblée.
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.