bonjour
[bɔ̃.ʒuʁ]
The verdict
“bonjour” is uncommon German (frequency #53,552 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,552
- frequency rank, German
- 72,680
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - guten Morgen, guten Tag
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bonjour |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | [bɔ̃.ʒuʁ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #53,552 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bonjour” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
bonjour is uncommon German at frequency #53,552 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as aninterjection, transcribed [bɔ̃.ʒuʁ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "guten Morgen, guten Tag".
Zero misspellings are on record for bonjour in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is bonjour, spelled B-O-N-J-O-U-R.
Definition
- 1guten Morgen, guten Tag
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “bonjour”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-O-N-J-O-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [bɔ̃.ʒuʁ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.