Which to use
“bonne” and “bonus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #167
- “bonne” frequency rank
- #4,047
- “bonus” frequency rank
- 4214
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bonne | bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Servante dans une maison bourgeoise, dans un hôtel, etc., fille chargée de soigner un enfant. | Prime. |
Where the eye mixes bonne and bonus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between bonne and bonus
A purely visual mix-up. bonne (\bɔn\) and bonus (\bɔ.nys\) 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 4214, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bonne is recorded at frequency rank #167, classified as anoun, pronounced \bɔn\. bonus is at rank #4,047, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bɔ.nys\.
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 4214, this pair ranks #432,170 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bonne vs bonus
Shared letters: bno. Private to "bonne": e. Private to "bonus": su.
"bonne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "bonus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bonne" and "bonus" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "bonne" vs "bonus" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bonne" and "bonus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bonne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bonus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #432,170 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bonne" and "bonus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "boers vs bonus". 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 #432,170 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.