faire faux bond
\fɛʁ fo bɔ̃\
The verdict
“faire faux bond” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se dit lorsqu'une balle, en rebondissant, ne suit pas la direction qu’elle aurait prise naturellement si la surface qu’elle a frappée était bien plane.
Corpus desk
Index FR-faire-faux-bond · faire faux bond · French
faire faux bond · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 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 faux bond |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛʁ fo bɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « faire faux bond » en français
Rare enough to double-check
faire faux bond is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛʁ fo bɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for faire faux bond, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is faire faux bond, spelled F-A-I-R-E- -F-A-U-X- -B-O-N-D.
Definition
- 1Se dit lorsqu'une balle, en rebondissant, ne suit pas la direction qu’elle aurait prise naturellement si la surface qu’elle a frappée était bien plane.
- 2Manquer à l’engagement qu’on a pris envers quelqu’un ou à ce qu’il était en droit d’attendre de nous.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how faire faux bond appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Plusieurs convives nous ont fait faux bond, et nous les avons attendus inutilement.
L’homme tant attendu lui a fait faux bond.
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.