mon bonhomme
\mɔ̃ bɔ.nɔm\
The verdict
“mon bonhomme” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Terme d’adresse envers un homme. Généralement affectueusement à un jeune, mais parfois employé de façon condescendante ou défiante envers un adulte.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mon bonhomme |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | \mɔ̃ bɔ.nɔm\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mon bonhomme” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
mon bonhomme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \mɔ̃ bɔ.nɔm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Terme d’adresse envers un homme. Généralement affectueusement à un jeune, mais parfois employé de façon condescendante ou défiante envers un adulte.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for mon bonhomme, 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.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 mon bonhomme, spelled M-O-N- -B-O-N-H-O-M-M-E.
Definition
- 1Terme d’adresse envers un homme. Généralement affectueusement à un jeune, mais parfois employé de façon condescendante ou défiante envers un adulte.
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 “mon bonhomme”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-O-N- -B-O-N-H-O-M-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \mɔ̃ bɔ.nɔm\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.