# sojourn

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɒd͡ʒən/ · frequency rank #38,624

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

## 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”).

## Common misspellings (10)
`osjourn`, `sjoourn`, `sojjourn`, `sojorun`, `sojounr`, `sojournn`, `sojourrn`, `sojuorn`, `soojurn`, `ssojourn`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sojourn