bonjour
\bɔ̃.ʒuʁ\
The verdict
“bonjour” is in the everyday core of French, ranked #625 in French word frequency and used as an interjection.
- #625
- frequency rank, French
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Formule de salutation utilisée lorsqu’on rencontre quelqu’un.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bonjour |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | \bɔ̃.ʒuʁ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #625 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bonjour” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for bonjour is 7 letters long, classified as an interjection, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \bɔ̃.ʒuʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #625 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Formule de salutation utilisée lorsqu’on rencontre quelqu’un.
- 2Formulation de salutation utilisée lorsqu’on quitte quelqu’un dans la journée comme on dirait bonne journée, ou la nuit bonsoir, bonne soirée.
- 3Interjection marquant une réticence, un refus, un jugement de médiocrité.
- 4Formule de politesse utilisée lorsqu’on quitte quelqu’un au téléphone :
- 5Formule de politesse utilisée lorsqu’on quitte quelqu’un au téléphone :
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “bonjour”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is B-O-N-J-O-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \bɔ̃.ʒuʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “bonsoir” - see the side-by-side comparison. bonjour vs bonsoir
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.