bijour

\bi.ʒuʁ\

/\bi.ʒuʁ\/ intj

The verdict

“bijour” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bonjour.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bijour · bijour · French

bijour · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for bijour
PropertyValue
Headwordbijour
LanguageFrench
Part of speechInterjection
IPA\bi.ʒuʁ\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « bijour » en français

bijourn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bijour is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \bi.ʒuʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bonjour.".

No misspelling variants are generated for bijour in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is bijour, spelled B-I-J-O-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bonjour.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Bijour, monsieur Vincent, Bijour monsieur Vincent, on peut vous aider ?

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bijour"?
"bijour" is spelled B-I-J-O-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \bi.ʒuʁ\.
What does "bijour" mean?
As an interjection, "bijour" means: Bonjour.
How do you pronounce "bijour"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bijour" is \bi.ʒuʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bijour" come from?
"bijour" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list