Which to use
“bonnes” and “bons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #975
- “bonnes” frequency rank
- #933
- “bons” frequency rank
- 1908
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bonnes | bons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de bon. | Masculin pluriel de bon. |
Where the eye mixes bonnes and bons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bonnes vs bons
A purely visual mix-up. bonnes (\bɔn\) and bons (\bɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1908, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bonnes is recorded at frequency rank #975, classified as anadj, pronounced \bɔn\. bons is at rank #933, tagged as anadj, 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 1908, this pair ranks #437,157 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bonnes vs bons
Shared letters: bnos. Private to "bonnes": e. Private to "bons": -.
"bonnes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "bons" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bonnes" for "bons" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bonnes" vs "bons" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "bonnes" and "bons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bonnes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #437,157 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bonnes" and "bons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bonnes 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 #437,157 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.