vouloir bien
\vu.lwɑʁ.bjɛ̃\
The verdict
“vouloir 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
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Style administratif.
Corpus desk
Index FR-vouloir-bien · vouloir bien · French
vouloir bien · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | vouloir bien |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \vu.lwɑʁ.bjɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
vouloir bien is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \vu.lwɑʁ.bjɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for vouloir bien in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 vouloir bien, spelled V-O-U-L-O-I-R- -B-I-E-N.
Definition
- 1Style administratif.
- 2Obtempérer ; accepter quelque chose, y consentir.
- 3Injonction familière adressée à un animal de compagnie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vouloir bien appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je vous prie de vouloir bien agréer, avec mes vœux les plus fervents, mes sentiments respectueux.
Je vous prie de vouloir bien réaliser les travaux que je vous ai réglés il y a plus de six mois.
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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.