sojourn

/ˈsɒd͡ʒən/

//ˈsɒd͡ʒən// noun

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"sojourn" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“sojourn” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #38,624. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,624
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A short stay somewhere.

Corpus desk

Index EN-sojourn · sojourn · English

sojourn · rank #38,624 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,624
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH slob

Nearest frequency peer: slob (-3 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “sojourn”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “sojourn” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sojourn
PropertyValue
Headwordsojourn
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsɒd͡ʒən/
Letters7
Frequency rank#38,624
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “sojourn”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).sojournlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “slob” (#38,621), “Sousa” (#38,627), “southernmost” (#38,628). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “sojourn” is #38,624. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around sojourn (IPA /ˈsɒd͡ʒən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,624 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for sojourn, with forms such as "osjourn", "sjoourn", and "sojjourn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English sojourne (noun) and sojournen (verb), from Old French sojor, sojorner (modern séjour, séjourner), from (assumed) Vulgar Latin *subdiurnāre, from Latin sub- (“under, a little over”) + Late Latin diurnus (“lasting for a day”), from Latin d… The correct English form is sojourn, spelled S-O-J-O-U-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A short stay somewhere.
  2. 2
    A temporary residence.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how sojourn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Better the dark, silent, and fated waves of ocean, than the troubled waves of life. There are some whose sojourn on this earth is brief as it is bitter.
  2. But if, as we have seen, Wu's ambivalent attitude toward the conventional route to success originated in his early appreciation of the idealistic virtues of his father, then it is possible that parts of the work could have been written much earlier, perhaps even during his sojourn with his father in Chiang-su.

Etymology

From Middle English sojourne (noun) and sojournen (verb), from Old French sojor, sojorner (modern séjour, séjourner), from (assumed) Vulgar Latin *subdiurnāre, from Latin sub- (“under, a little over”) + Late Latin diurnus (“lasting for a day”), from Latin dies (“day”).

Synonyms

abode

This word in other languages

estadía(Español)séjour(Français)Aufenthalt(Deutsch)estadia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osjourn
  • sjoourn
  • sojjourn
  • sojorun
  • sojounr
  • sojournn
  • sojourrn
  • sojuorn
  • soojurn
  • ssojourn

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sojourn - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

osjourn2sjoourn2sojjourn1sojorun2sojounr2sojournn1sojourrn1sojuorn2
Edit distance from "sojourn"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sojourn"?
"sojourn" is spelled S-O-J-O-U-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsɒd͡ʒən/.
What does "sojourn" mean?
As a noun, "sojourn" means: A short stay somewhere.
What are common misspellings of "sojourn"?
Common misspellings include "osjourn", "sjoourn", "sojjourn", "sojorun", "sojounr". The correct spelling is "sojourn".
How do you pronounce "sojourn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sojourn" is /ˈsɒd͡ʒən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "sojourn"?
From Middle English sojourne (noun) and sojournen (verb), from Old French sojor, sojorner (modern séjour, séjourner), from (assumed) Vulgar Latin *subdiurnāre, from Latin sub- (“under, a little over”) + Late Latin diurnus (“lasting for a day”), fr... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sojourn", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list