Which to use
“bent” and “bond” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,668
- “bent” frequency rank
- #6,470
- “bond” frequency rank
- 46138
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bent | bond |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Type de bicyclette sur laquelle on pédale couché sur le dos. | Action de bondir, de s’élever brusquement dans les airs, saut. |
Where the eye mixes bent and bond
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses bent with bond
A purely visual mix-up. bent (\bɛnt\) and bond (\bɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46138, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bent is recorded at frequency rank #39,668, classified as anoun, pronounced \bɛnt\. bond is at rank #6,470, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bɔ̃\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 46138, this pair ranks #197,310 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bent vs bond
Shared letters: bn. Private to "bent": et. Private to "bond": do.
"bent" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "bond" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bent" and "bond" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bent" or "bond"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bond" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #197,310 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bent" and "bond" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bent vs ber". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #197,310 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.