Which to use
“bonds” and “bonne” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,343
- “bonds” frequency rank
- #167
- “bonne” frequency rank
- 27510
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bonds | bonne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de bond. | Servante dans une maison bourgeoise, dans un hôtel, etc., fille chargée de soigner un enfant. |
Where the eye mixes bonds and bonne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses bonds with bonne
A purely visual mix-up. bonds (\bɔ̃\) and bonne (\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 27510, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bonds is recorded at frequency rank #27,343, classified as anoun, pronounced \bɔ̃\. bonne is at rank #167, tagged as anoun, 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 27510, this pair ranks #328,511 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bonds vs bonne
Shared letters: bno. Private to "bonds": ds. Private to "bonne": e.
"bonds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "bonne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bonds" and "bonne" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "bonds" or "bonne" show up more?
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 "bonds" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bonne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #328,511 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bonds" and "bonne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bonds 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 #328,511 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.