faire du bien
\fɛʁ dy bjɛ̃\
The verdict
“faire du bien” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faire plaisir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-faire-du-bien · faire du bien · French
faire du bien · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | faire du bien |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛʁ dy bjɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « faire du bien » en français
Rare enough to double-check
faire du bien is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛʁ dy bjɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for faire du bien in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is faire du bien, spelled F-A-I-R-E- -D-U- -B-I-E-N.
Definition
- 1Faire plaisir.
- 2Soulager.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how faire du bien appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Semblable à une rencontre humaine, parfois capable de déclencher un sentiment presque amoureux, une œuvre agite quantité de neurotransmetteurs et d’antidouleurs dans notre cerveau. Oui, l’art fait du bien.
Peux-tu me foutre la paix? Ça me ferait le plus grand bien.
Antonyms
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.