Which to use
“blondes” and “bondés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,819
- “blondes” frequency rank
- #46,610
- “bondés” frequency rank
- 63429
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blondes | bondés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de blond. | Masculin pluriel de bondé. |
Where the eye mixes blondes and bondés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. blondes runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against bondés's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses blondes with bondés
A purely visual mix-up. blondes (\blɔ̃d\) and bondés (\bɔ̃.de\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63429, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blondes is recorded at frequency rank #16,819, classified as anadj, pronounced \blɔ̃d\. bondés is at rank #46,610, tagged as anadj, pronounced \bɔ̃.de\.
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 63429, this pair ranks #82,014 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of blondes vs bondés
Shared letters: bdnos. Private to "blondes": el. Private to "bondés": é.
"blondes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "bondés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- blondes ← bblondes · bllondes · blnodes · blodnes · blonddes · blondess · blondse · bloneds
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "blondes" for "bondés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "blondes" or "bondés"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "blondes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bondés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,014 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blondes" and "bondés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bondés vs bourdes". 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 #82,014 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.