bondésvsbonnesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“bondés” and “bonnes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,610
“bondés” frequency rank
#975
“bonnes” frequency rank
47585
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bondés bonnes
Definition Masculin pluriel de bondé. Féminin pluriel de bon.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set bondés and bonnes apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
bondés
6 ch
bonnes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. bondés (\bɔ̃.de\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47585, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bondés is recorded at frequency rank #46,610, classified as anadj, pronounced \bɔ̃.de\. 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 47585, this pair ranks #185,783 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of bondés vs bonnes

Shared letters: bnos. Private to "bondés": . Private to "bonnes": e.

"bondés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "bonnes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bonnesbbonnes · bnones · bonens · bonness · bonnse · obnnes

Frequency comparison

bondés#46,610
bonnes#975

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "bondés" and "bonnes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\bɔ̃.de\ versus \bɔn\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "bondés" or "bonnes"?
"bonnes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #975 in our French list, against #46,610 for "bondés". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering bondés vs bonnes

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “bondés” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list