Which to use
“bond” is a noun and “bondés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,470
- “bond” frequency rank
- #46,610
- “bondés” frequency rank
- 53080
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bond | bondés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de bondir, de s’élever brusquement dans les airs, saut. | Masculin pluriel de bondé. |
Where the eye mixes bond and bondés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses bond with bondés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bond is \bɔ̃\ while bondés is \bɔ̃.de\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “bond” sits inside “bondés”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53080, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bond is recorded at frequency rank #6,470, classified as anoun, pronounced \bɔ̃\. 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 53080, this pair ranks #143,219 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bond vs bondés
Shared letters: bdno. Private to "bond": -. Private to "bondés": sé.
"bond" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "bondés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bond ← bbond · bnod · bodn · bondd · bonnd · obnd
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bond" and "bondés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bond" vs "bondés" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bond" 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 #143,219 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bond" 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 #143,219 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.