en dépit du bon sens
\ɑ̃ de.pi dy bɔ̃ sɑ̃s\
The verdict
“en dépit du bon sens” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adverb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Absurdement ; sans aucune logique.
| 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) |
Where “en dépit du bon sens” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for en dépit du bon sens is 20 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɑ̃ de.pi dy bɔ̃ sɑ̃s\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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 “en dépit du bon sens”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is E-N- -D-É-P-I-T- -D-U- -B-O-N- -S-E-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɑ̃ de.pi dy bɔ̃ sɑ̃s\ (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.