homme de bien
\ɔm də bjɛ̃\
The verdict
“homme de bien” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Homme d’une véritable vertu, dont la conduite est conforme à la morale.
Corpus desk
Index FR-homme-de-bien · homme de bien · French
homme de bien · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | homme de bien |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɔm də bjɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « homme de bien » en français
Rare enough to double-check
homme de bien is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔm də bjɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Homme d’une véritable vertu, dont la conduite est conforme à la morale.".
homme de bien doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is homme de bien, spelled H-O-M-M-E- -D-E- -B-I-E-N.
Definition
- 1Homme d’une véritable vertu, dont la conduite est conforme à la morale.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how homme de bien appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Quelle marque donne le Saint-Esprit de la justice et de l’innocence d’un homme de bien ? c’est de n'avoir pas reçu favorablement l’opprobre et la médisance contre ses frères.
Je ne pense pas que vous aimassiez mieux un homme de bien fort et nerveux, que grêle et flouet.
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.