bonditvsbondsWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: bondit is a verb, bonds is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“bondit” is a verb and “bonds” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#30,073
“bondit” frequency rank
#27,343
“bonds” frequency rank
57416
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bondit bonds
Definition Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de bondir. Pluriel de bond.

Where the spellings diverge

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

6 ch
bondit
5 ch
bonds

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bondit is \bɔ̃.di\ while bonds is \bɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57416, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bondit is recorded at frequency rank #30,073, classified as averb, pronounced \bɔ̃.di\. bonds is at rank #27,343, 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 57416, this pair ranks #115,175 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of bondit vs bonds

Shared letters: bdno. Private to "bondit": it. Private to "bonds": s.

"bondit" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "bonds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bonditbbondit · bnodit · bodnit · bonddit · bonditt · bondti · bonidt · bonndit
  • bondsbbonds · bnods · bodns · bondds · bondss · bonnds · bonsd · obnds

Frequency comparison

bondit#30,073
bonds#27,343

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "bondit" and "bonds" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "bondit" is a verb and "bonds" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "bondit" or "bonds"?
"bonds" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,343 in our French list, against #30,073 for "bondit". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering bondit vs bonds

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “bondit”; for a noun, it's “bonds”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “bondit” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list