pour de bon
\puʁ də bɔ̃\
The verdict
“pour de bon” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pour toujours, à perpétuité, à jamais.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pour-de-bon · pour de bon · French
pour de bon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | pour de bon |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \puʁ də bɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pour de bon » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pour de bon is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \puʁ də bɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for pour de bon in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is pour de bon, spelled P-O-U-R- -D-E- -B-O-N.
Definition
- 1Pour toujours, à perpétuité, à jamais.
- 2Sérieusement.
- 3Vraiment.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pour de bon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Jusqu’ici, il ne faisait que plaisanter, mais pour cette fois il a menacé pour de bon.
La tramontane se leva pour de bon.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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.