bonjour

\bɔ̃.ʒuʁ\

/\bɔ̃.ʒuʁ\/ intj

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The verdict

“bonjour” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #625. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#625
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Formule de salutation utilisée lorsqu’on rencontre quelqu’un.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bonjour · bonjour · French

bonjour · rank #625 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #625
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH auteur

Nearest frequency peer: auteur (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « bonjour »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « bonjour » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

bonjour vs bonsoir
71% similar
bonjour vs bonjours
88% similar
bonjour vs bonheur
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for bonjour
PropertyValue
Headwordbonjour
LanguageFrench
Part of speechInterjection
IPA\bɔ̃.ʒuʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#625
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « bonjour »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).bonjourse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « auteur » (#624), « février » (#626), « sortie » (#623). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bonjour » est au #625. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around bonjour (IPA \bɔ̃.ʒuʁ\), aninterjection. Corpus frequency is #625 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for bonjour, with forms such as "bbonjour", "bnojour", and "bojnour". 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. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "bonsoir", "bonjours", "bonheur", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is bonjour, spelled B-O-N-J-O-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Formule de salutation utilisée lorsqu’on rencontre quelqu’un.
  2. 2
    Formulation de salutation utilisée lorsqu’on quitte quelqu’un dans la journée comme on dirait bonne journée, ou la nuit bonsoir, bonne soirée.
  3. 3
    Interjection marquant une réticence, un refus, un jugement de médiocrité.
  4. 4
    Formule de politesse utilisée lorsqu’on quitte quelqu’un au téléphone :
  5. 5
    Formule de politesse utilisée lorsqu’on quitte quelqu’un au téléphone :

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bonjour, monsieur le Président.
  2. Bonjour, mon ami.

Synonyms

bon matinbeaujourboujoucoucoukweisalutweshallôyobijour

This word in other languages

good morning(English)buenos días(Español)guten Morgen(Deutsch)bom dia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbonjour
  • bnojour
  • bojnour
  • bonjjour
  • bonjoru
  • bonjourr
  • bonjuor
  • bonnjour
  • bonojur
  • obnjour

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bonjour - 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.

bbonjour1bnojour2bojnour2bonjjour1bonjoru2bonjourr1bonjuor2bonnjour1
Edit distance from "bonjour"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bonjour"?
"bonjour" is spelled B-O-N-J-O-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \bɔ̃.ʒuʁ\.
What does "bonjour" mean?
As an interjection, "bonjour" means: Formule de salutation utilisée lorsqu’on rencontre quelqu’un.
What words are commonly confused with "bonjour"?
"bonjour" is commonly confused with "bonsoir", "bonjours", "bonheur". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bonjour"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bonjour" is \bɔ̃.ʒuʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bonjour" come from?
"bonjour" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

février#626justice#628origine#619intérêt#616

Similar misspelling depth

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

meilleure10 variantsqualité10 variantstravaux10 variantsplaisir10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list