Which to use
“boisés” and “bonnes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,203
- “boisés” frequency rank
- #975
- “bonnes” frequency rank
- 38178
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | boisés | bonnes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de boisé. | Féminin pluriel de bon. |
Where the eye mixes boisés and bonnes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. boisés (CVVCVC) and bonnes (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: boisés vs bonnes
A purely visual mix-up. boisés (\bwɑ.ze\) and bonnes (\bɔn\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38178, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
boisés is recorded at frequency rank #37,203, classified as anadj, pronounced \bwɑ.ze\. bonnes is at rank #975, tagged as anadj, pronounced \bɔn\.
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 38178, this pair ranks #257,118 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of boisés vs bonnes
Shared letters: bos. Private to "boisés": ié. Private to "bonnes": en.
"boisés" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "bonnes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bonnes ← bbonnes · bnones · bonens · bonness · bonnse · obnnes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "boisés" for "bonnes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "boisés" vs "bonnes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "boisés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bonnes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #257,118 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "boisés" and "bonnes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "boisés vs bordés". 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 #257,118 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.