bonjour
/bɒnˈʒʊə/interjection, verb
bonjour is spelled B-O-N-J-O-U-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, bonjour means “Good morning; hello” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bonjour?
| Letters | 7: B-O-N-J-O-U-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,863rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bonjour?
Bonjour appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bonjour?
- /bɒnˈʒʊə/
- /bɒ̃ˈʒʊə/
- /bɒnˈd͡ʒʊə/
Bonjour has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-bonjour.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bonjour
- bon jour
- bonjours present, singular, he/she/it
- bonjouring participle, present
- bonjoured participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bonjour mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
Good morning; hello.
verb
- 1
To greet in French with "bonjour".
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bonjour come from?
Borrowed from French bonjour (“good afternoon/good day/good morning”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).